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The power of intervention in pressure injury prevention and management
prevention and management Discover key interventions in pressure injury prevention and management to enhance patient care and outcomes. Learn more on Arjo’s blog. The power of intervention in pressure injury prevention and management by Sharon Maris
Microclimate management: The critical link to skin integrity
As a clinician, have you ever had the experience of rolling a patient on to their side only to find their back is warm and sweaty without any indication of sweating elsewhere? Here is some insight into why this may have happened.
Managing skin microclimate with Skin IQ's Negative Airflow Technology
The International Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Guidelines discuss how managing microclimate can provide an environment conducive to injury prevention and tissue repair. As such the guidelines recommend the need for additional features
How to manage microclimate in the plus sized patient?
According to a 2016 report by the WHO, globally there are 650 million people that are obese accounting for approx. 13% of the world’s adult population.
Empowering movement: Mobility matters
Mobility is defined as the ability to move in one’s environment with ease and without restrictions.
Rehabilitation: Occupational therapy and patient handling perfectly aligned
With a holistic focus on mind and body, occupational therapy and safe patient handling (SPH) complement each other because of the importance that mobility plays on improving one’s overall quality of life.
Meeting the infection control challenge when selecting a support surface
Healthcare settings face the challenge of managing an effective Infection Control protocol on a daily basis. Ensuring the safety of patients and staff at all times, in a range of different settings requires a robust process, where care and treatment
Costs of caregivers’ compensation, treatment of pressure injuries and patient falls in US healthcare facilities
Patient mobilization is not just a clinical priority, but a financial one. Compromised mobility is a widely recognized risk factor for a number of Hospital-Acquired Conditions (HACs).
Advocate Aurora Sherman Hospital Case Study - Arjo MOVE Program
Advocate Aurora Sherman Hospital is one of the ten hospitals in the Advocate Aurora Health System. It is an acute care level 2 trauma regional hospital that serves the northwest Chicagoland area.
Bariatric care challenges and solutions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that obesity is a national epidemic affecting more than one in three adults, causing higher medical costs and a lower quality of life.
AirPal Air Assisted Transfer in action
Air Assisted Transfer in action With the AirPal® air-assisted patient transfer system, you can transfer patients from one surface to another and reposition within the bed safely, comfortably and efficiently.
The importance of time in pressure injury development and how Arjo clinical expertise helps improve outcomes
Pressure injuries (PIs) are one of the largest unsolved healthcare challenges today and International pressure injury prevalence rates are estimated to be between 3-32% in Long Term Care facilities.
5 things to consider when choosing an air-assisted lateral transfer device
devices such as AirPal are designed to assist with the transfer of patients who are unable to independently move from one surface to another and reposition within the bed.
What’s Under the Sheets Does Matter
The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) recently held its annual conference in San Diego in March 2023.
Preventing pressure injury in prone position
immobility in bedridden patients, developed by one out of two patients in acute care. Due to the excessive financial, economic and psychological cost of pressure injuries, there is considerable “pressure” on healthcare systems to reduce incidences
West Virginia University Hospitals, Inc. - Arjo MOVE Program
Hospital), is located in Morgantown, West Virginia & currently has 754 beds with an average of 7,289 employees. We are a level one trauma center and belong to the largest health system in West Virginia.
November is Long-Term Care Awareness Month
For the past 20 years, November has been recognized as National Long-Term Care Awareness Month. By 2030, one in five residents in the US will be age 65 or older, and the number of those in need of long term support services in the US is already
The “Humiditure” is Rising: Dealing with Microclimate in pressure injury prevention
Like most of the United States, it seems that summer came early and with a vengeance. All states are experiencing excessively high temperatures, and the humidity has been extremely high. In my hometown of Jacksonville, the weather correspondents refer to the “humiditure”, what the air feels like with the high temperature and humidity combined.
Wound care requires an individualized approach
Recovery from a wound, whether a stage 1 pressure injury or a full thickness wound, requires an individualized approach. The acronym, APIE, frequently includes trial and error, and complex testing to the find the right solutions at the right time to heal a wound.
Clinical Insights: Person-centered dementia care with the Wellness Nordic Relax Chair
We recently spent time with Mary Anne Uayan, BSN, RN, CCRN, CWCA, Arjo Clinical Consultant - Wound Care, to discuss the advantages of the Wellness Nordic Relax Chair.
