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October 2021 Issue of Becker's Hospital Review

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It's time to modernize HAPI prevention Data drives modern care, and now it can drive your protocol for preventing hospital-acquired pressure injuries. The LEAF Patient Monitoring System uses advanced data collection to help your team: + Improve protocol adherence + Document patient turns – including self-turns + Perform root cause analysis Reference: 1. Pickham D, Berte N, Pihulic M, Valdez A, Mayer B, Desai M. Effect of a wearable patient sensor on care delivery for preventing pressure injuries in acutely ill adults: A pragmatic randomized clinical trial (LS-HAPI study). Int J Nurs Stud. 2018;80:12-19. An investigator-led randomized control trial showed the LEAF System helped reduce incidence of pressure injuries by 73%. 1 Revolutionize your pressure injury prevention. Advanced Wound Management, Smith+Nephew Inc. Fort Worth, TX 76109 USA © 2021 Smith+Nephew. ◊ Trademark of Smith+Nephew LFEE23-28647-0321

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