McNichol L, Lund C, Rosen T, Gray M, et al.
Orthopedic nursing. Date of publication 2013 Sep 1;volume 32(5):267-81.
1. Orthop Nurs. 2013 Sep-Oct;32(5):267-81. doi: 10.1097/NOR.0b013e3182a39caf.
Medical adhesives and patient safety: state of the science: consensus statements
for the assessment, prevention, and treatment of adhesive-related skin injuries.
McNichol L(1), Lund C, Rosen T, Gray M.
Author information:
(1)Laurie McNichol, MSN, RN, GNP, CWOCN, WOC Nurse and Clinical Nurse Specialist,
Cone Health System, Greensboro, North Carolina. Carolyn Lund, MSN, RN, CNS,
Neonatal Clinical Nurse Specialist, Children's Hospital, Oakland, California; and
Associate Clinical Professor, School of Nursing, University of California San
Francisco. Ted Rosen, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine
and Chief of Dermatology, Houston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston,
Texas. Mikel Gray, PhD, PNP, FNP, CUNP, CCCN, FAANP, FAAN, Professor and Nurse
Practitioner, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Republished from
J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2013 Jul-Aug;40(4):365-80; quiz E1-2.
Skin injury related to medical adhesive usage is a prevalent but underrecognized
complication that occurs across all care settings and among all age groups. If
proper technique for application and/or removal of adhesive products is not used,
tissue trauma can occur, impacting patient safety and quality of life and
increasing healthcare costs. Little guidance exists in the literature regarding
appropriate selection and proper use of adhesive products to minimize medical
adhesive-related skin injury, as well as best practices for skin care preventive
strategies, application and removal techniques, and assessment and treatment of
such injuries. In an effort to define best practices for prevention of such
injury, a consensus panel of 23 recognized key opinion leaders convened to
establish consensus statements on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of
medical adhesive-related skin injury. The consensus summit was held in December
2012 and was made possible by an unrestricted educational grant from 3M. This
document details the consensus definitions and statements and identifies research
priorities for development of new adhesive technologies and protocols for skin
protection.
DOI: 10.1097/NOR.0b013e3182a39caf
PMID: 24022422
