Upcoming Conferences - NPUAP
Upcoming Conferences
See Us at NPUAP 2019 Annual Conference
St Louis, MO
March 1 – 2
Booth # 608
Check out poster sessions #123, #345, #567
Pressure Injury Prevention from Head to Foot
Patients who are immobile for prolonged periods such as with sedated patients who are on mechanical ventilation or patients recovering from surgical procedures or when turning the patient is not an option, are at risk for pressure injury. The Dabir surface can preserve arterial, venous and lymphatic blood flow for these patients to help maintain healthy tissue perfusion. Rows of geometric nodes provide dynamic alternating pressure relief to patients that helps reduce the effects of skin shear that can lead to pressure injuries. This innovative surface was designed to take the guesswork out of pressure injury prevention.
Did You Know:
- Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries (HAPI’s) represent a $2 billion annual burden to the U.S. healthcare system and are now considered a “Medical Never Event” by Medicaid and Medicare.
- Approximately half of hospital-acquired pressure injuries identified among critical care patients are Stage 1. Although stage 1 injuries are common, outcomes associated with them show that the injuries persisted and, in some cases, worsened until the patient was discharged from the hospital.1
1 Alderden, J., et al, Outcomes of Stage 1 Pressure Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study, American Journal of Critical Care, November 2018. Volume 27, Number 6
