Becker's Clinical Quality & Infection Control

September/October 2021 IC_CQ

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Offload pressure for your patients your team Hospital-acquired pressure injuries are on the rise – up 6% despite a decline in other hospital-acquired conditions 1 – which means increased risk to hospital budgets and, more importantly, patient lives. The pressure is on to closely follow prevention protocol. The LEAF Patient Monitoring System is a game changer. + Wireless sensors to monitor patient position + Digital reminders to turn them + Confirmation you've turned them far enough to sufficiently offload pressure Revolutionize your pressure injury prevention References: 1. National Scorecard on Hospital Acquired Conditions, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). June 2019 2. 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%. 2 Advanced Wound Management, Smith+Nephew Inc. Fort Worth, TX 76109 USA © 2021 Smith+Nephew. ◊ Trademark of Smith+Nephew | LFEE25-28647-0321

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