long term care

Improved Detection of Infection Using Bacterial Fluorescence Imaging Reveals the True Proportion of Infected Wounds in Long Term Care Facilities

10-54% of long term care (LTC) facility patients have a chronic wound1. Often, infections develop in these wounds due to delays in detection of high bacterial loads. Delays are attributed...

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

Ashley Jacob ;

Anna D'Souza ;

01/28/2021

Addressing Pressure Ulcer Bacteria: Impact of Fluorescence Imaging on Assessment & Treatment

Pressure ulcers (PUs) occur in up to 15% of inpatients1 and 37-53% of long-term care (LTC) residents2 and are plagued by infection. Many clinical signs and symptoms of infection (CSS) in ...

Liis Teene , MSc;

Thomas E. Serena , MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA;

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

Anna Desouza , PhD;

01/28/2021

Case Report

Use of Air-Fluidized or Fluid Immersion Redistribution Support Surfaces for the Treatment of Stage 4 Pressure Injuries: A Case Series

01/06/2021

Marta K. Bardonner , RN, BSN, CWOCN;

Jeanette Griffey , RN, BSN, CWOCN;

Jeanene Barnes , RN, BSN, CWOCN;

Long-term acute care hospitals frequently treat medically complex patients, many with severe pressure injuries (PIs); this study compares healing rates in patients with severe PIs on air-fluidized therapy (AFT) or fluid immersion system...

Long-term acute care hospitals...

01/06/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Addressing Pressure Ulcer Bacteria: Impact of Fluorescence Imaging on Assessment and Treatment

Pressure ulcers (PUs) occur in up to 15% of inpatients1 and 37-53% of long-term care (LTC) residents2 and are plagued by infection. Many clinical signs and symptoms of infection (CSS) in ...

Liis Teene , MSc;

Anna Desouza , PhD;

Thomas E. Serena , MD, FACS, FACHM, MAPWCA;

Monique Y. Rennie , PhD;

11/23/2020