Pressure Ulcers
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May 30, 2007 at 1:57 pm #25504
I’m aware of the recent articel on here that talked about reducing pressure ulcers – in particular, incidence. Have any of you done a project on this and are you willin gto share some outcomes?
0May 30, 2007 at 5:28 pm #61546
Robert ButlerParticipant@rbutlerInclude @rbutler in your post and this person will
be notified via email.You might want to look up papers by Steven Reger. He has done a lot of work on pressure ulcers with the focus being on their reduction and elimination. He has papers on this subject in some of the medical journals.
0May 30, 2007 at 5:48 pm #61547Thank you – I’ll look him up.
0May 31, 2007 at 4:44 am #61548
Carolyn PextonParticipant@Carolyn-PextonInclude @Carolyn-Pexton in your post and this person will
be notified via email.There is also an article on pressure ulcers that was published in Patient Safety and Quality Healthcare – here’s a link: http://www.psqh.com/marapr06/sixsigma.html
0June 6, 2007 at 1:25 pm #61549
Linda BierbrierParticipant@Linda-BierbrierInclude @Linda-Bierbrier in your post and this person will
be notified via email.One of our hospitals completed a DMAIC project on Reducing Pressure Ulcer Incidence with positive outcomes. Feel free to contact me with questions.
0June 8, 2007 at 7:46 pm #61552Could you please tell me what your incidence and prevalence numbers were. and also the size of the hospital where this study was conducted( number of beds) Also what kind of mattresses do you use for Prevention or management?
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