2. Assess your patients.
The ASA score, which anesthesia
providers use to assess a patient's fitness before surgery, is the best
measure of a patient's risk of pressure injuries. The higher the ASA
score, the less tolerant tissue will be to pressure. It's easy to see some-
one in their 70s getting a knee replacement who looks reasonably
healthy and assume she's not likely to get a pressure ulcer when in
fact she could be a high-risk candidate. It doesn't take much time or
friction to trigger some kind of pressure wound. It's also important to
know how long the patient's surgery is going to be. Once you get to 3
hours of surgery, the risk of pressure injuries goes up 40% every 30
minutes.
3. Skip the Braden Scale.
The Braden Scale doesn't help pre-
Our easy-to-use system, along with a streamlined
discharge process improves patient experience.
24/7 technical and clinical support, paired with
intuitive devices provide therapy confidence. And
we help relieve complexities and limitations in
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT),
allowing for greater administrative freedom.
Learn more at www.medelahealthcare.us
info-healthcare@medela.com, 1.877.735.1626
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