Pressure ulcers during coronavirus (Covid-19)
The Tissue Viability Society is keen to support Healthcare Professionals and their patients during Coronavirus (COVID-19). Using resources from organisations, including their Corporate Sponsors and Industry Partners, the table below is the latest information available for Pressure Ulcer prevention and management.
| SOURCE | CONTENT | LINK |
|---|---|---|
| 3M+KCI | Pressure ulcer (PU) category guide | Click here for more information |
| Bradford Teaching Hospitals | Advice for staff on preventing pressure ulcers while wearing PPE | Click here to view the video |
| British Association of Critical Care Nurses (BACCN) | Patient Positioning (Critical Care Patients): Prone | Click here for more information |
| British Journal of Nursing | IV Therapy Supplement - Article on the use of sutureless, adhesive securement devices in vascular access. Contains useful information that would help secure urinary catheters and prevent pressure ulcers | Click here for more information |
| ConvaTec | Time is Pressure Pocket Guide | Click here for more information |
| Facing Disability | How to prevent pressure ulcers - a guide for wheelchair users | Click here for more information |
| Faculty for Intensive Care Medicine | Guidance for: Prone Positioning in Adult Critical Care | Click here for more information |
| Frontier Medical Group | Prone Kit | Click here to find out more |
| Ghent University Hospital | The Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT) share an article on how to care for skin for patients in the prone position | Click here to read the article in full |
| Journal of Wound Care | Device-related pressure ulcers: SECURE prevention | Click here for more information |
| NHS England & NHS Improvement | Pressure ulcer prevention guidance when nursing patients in the prone position | Click here for more information |
| Skin care during proning checklist | Click here for more information | |
| NPIAP (National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel) | Pressure Injury Prevention Tips for Prone Positioning | Click here for more information |
| NSWOC (Nurses Specialised in Wound, Ostomy, Continence Canada) | Best Practice Recommendations for Skin Health Among Critically Ill Patients | Click here for more information |
| TVN TV | Pressure ulcer prevention during COVID-19 | Click here for more information |
| Wounds International | Ten top tips: preventing pressure ulcers under face masks | Click here for more information |
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