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Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Introduction and Assessment

Frequency of evacuation, use of containment/collection supplies (e.g., incontinence underwear, etc); Use of urine collection devices (e.g, catheters).

Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

Continuous: NPWT device produces vacuum at a set pressure continuously without interruption. ... The beneficiary's moisture and incontinence have been ...

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Treatment

For fecal incontinence in bed-bound individuals with a sacral PU/PI, consider an external or internal collection device. External devices usually do not ...

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Is it Really a Stage 2?

... device. A pressure ulcer/injury (PU/PI) can present as intact skin and ... Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis: Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) ...

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Classification/Staging

This topic provides pictures and details on two of the most used classification systems for pressure ulcer/injury (PU/PI): the classification created by the ...

How to Assess a Patient with Chronic Wounds

Current devices/ dressings used: for instance, offloading devices (e.g. total contact cast), assistive device ... For wound culture collection methods ...

Skin Failure - Introduction and Assessment

... equipment or devices, incontinence, chemical irritants, chronic exposure to ... Set (MDS) [16]. Coding for skin failure. L98.9: Disorder of the skin and ...

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