NOVEMBER 2022
EDITION 20
Comprehensive Care Standard
WORLDWIDE STOP PRESSURE INJURY DAY 17 NOVEMBER 2022
This year, NSLHD is supporting Worldwide Stop Pressure Injury Day on Thursday, 17 November 2022.
Pressure injuries are multifactorial, with over 100 risk factors linked to pressure injury development. When someone develops a pressure injury, they can expect to have a prolonged hospital admission, impaired quality of life and increased morbidity and mortality (Ref 1). In fact, if an older adult develops a pressure injury, they are estimated to have a two times higher risk of mortality, compared to patients without a pressure injury (Ref 2). Worldwide Stop Pressure Injury Day aims to raise awareness of pressure injuries and educate people on how to prevent and appropriately treat pressure injuries.
Across the district this month, you will see members of the skin integrity team donning high-vis vests to undertake the Pressure Injury Point Prevalence Audit, providing skin checks and education to our consumers.
Visit the skin integrity intranet page to access useful resources or to find out more.
References: 1. Teo SP, Halim N. Pressure injury prevention and management – Hospital initiatives and interventions. J Gerontol Geriatr 2019;67:235–38. 2. Song, Y. P., Shen, H. W., Cai, J. Y., Zha, M. L., & Chen, H. L. (2019). The relationship between pressure injury complication and mortality risk of older patients in follow-up: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International wound journal, 16(6), 1533–1544. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13243re injury prevention.
Contact: Lizanne.Dalgleish@health.nsw.gov.au (A/Skin Integrity Improvement Facilitator, NSLHD Clinical Governance)
QUALITY AND SAFETY IN THE LITERATURE
BMJ QUALITY AND SAFETY
FINE PRINT NEWSLETTER The Fine Print newsletter is prepared by the Ministry of Health that highlights recent legislative, regulatory and other governance developments. In this series, BMJ provides succinct summaries of selected relevant studies published in the last several months. Some articles will focus on a particular theme, whereas others will highlight unique publications from high-impact medical journals. Access the November article via the NSLHD Library Spring Board Admani M.U., Gupta A. and Houchens N. BMJ Quality & Safety (volume 31 issue 11 pages 839-844 November 2022. DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2022-015508
The Spring/Summer 2022 edition can be accessed here.
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