Pressure Injury Prevention for Complex Cardiovascular Patients in the Operating Room and Intensive Care Unit: A Quality Improvement Project

April 19, 2023

Dabir hosted an industry workshop at EPUAP 2022 titled “Effective pressure ulcer prevention from research to practice.” During which, Dr. Joyce Pittman presented on Pressure Injury Prevention for Complex Cardiovascular Patients in the OR. For a limited time, we are making this replay available for general viewing. In this workshop we cover:

ABOUT THE SESSION :

Conference: EPUAP 2022

Facilitator(s): Joyce A Pittman, PhD, MSN

Presented by: Dabir Surfaces, Inc.

Session Summary:

Critically ill cardiovascular surgical patients are especially at risk for pressure injury (PI) development due to their complex medical conditions and exposure to prolonged surgical procedures. This was found to be true in our critically ill cardiothoracic patients and 30% were found to be related to the Operating Room (OR). This session presents the findings of a quality improvement project to prevent PIs in the OR and Intensive Care Unit using an innovative dynamic micropressure overlay.

Objectives:

• Describe the problem of pressure injuries in the acute care setting.
• Identify three advanced technology opportunities for pressure injury prevention.