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A Multidisciplinary Team Approach Reduces PEG Site Complications

Education provided to patients and their family on how to care for the percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube is limited and varies widely. This results in PEG-site and tube compl...

11/23/2020

How Adherence to Bed Safety/surface Selection Guide Aided Patient Centric Care Program

Abstract Body: Background: The purpose of our study is to show successful implementation of a bed safety/surface selection guide which includes a convertible mattress resulted in the red...

11/23/2020

Documentation of patient repositioning events: Comparison of Electronic Medical Record documentation and accelerometer-based wearable sensors

INTRODUCTION Repositioning documentation serves an important function for pressure injury root cause analysis[i], managing pressure injury (PrI) prevention programs and for litigation de...

11/23/2020

Enteric Fistula: The Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse`s Role in Containing Fistula Effluent and Promoting Wound Healing

Background: Approximately 75-85% of enteric fistulas occur as complications following abdominal surgery (deVries, F. E. E., Atema, J. J. , van Ruler, O., Vaizey, C. J., Serlie, M. J., Boe...

11/23/2020

Aseptically Processed Placental and Dermal Tissue Matrices For Soft Tissue Reconstruction. A Review of 145 Cases

Surgical reconstruction of chronic wounds using soft tissue flaps is a routine approach to achieve closure. Due to the poor tissue quality, longstanding inflammation, bioburden and impai...

11/23/2020

Department Nutrition Improvement Plan

Purpose/Problem: Nutrition is a crucial aspect of diabetic management and wound healing. Diabetics and those with active wounds are at risk for delayed wound healing without optimal nutri...

11/23/2020

Beating Biofilm with Hypochlorous Acid Instillation with Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Biofilm and the bacterial burden have been recognized as impediments to wound progression. The use of negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time (NPWTi-d) has gained...

11/23/2020

A Hero Had Three (3) Zeros: One SNFs Journey to Better Patient Outcomes, Cost Management and Zero Deficiencies

Abstract Body: Introduction: In 2014, (CMS) implemented the ‘Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation’ (IMPACT) Act mandating SNFs providing Medicare Part A care to report qualit...

11/23/2020

Use of Big Data Analysis Techniques to Understand True Costs of Acellular Dermal Matrices vs. Free Tissue Transfer in Lower Extremity Salvage

Over the past twenty years, a paradigm shift has resulted in the usage of acellular dermal matrices (ADMs) to take the place of more invasive free tissue transfer (FTT) techniques for low...

11/23/2020