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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 ©2019 Medela LLC You do everything possible to help your patients heal. We make that easier.

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