Key Takeaways: Pressure Injury

Guideline for the Prevention of Pressure Injury is Newly Revised

Newly revised Guideline for the Prevention of Pressure Injury recommends assessing skin perfusion by using long-wave infrared thermography.

Explanation

Thermography is a non-contact, noninvasive method for measuring temperature differences between adjacent and injured skin by creating a two-dimensional image that demonstrates warm tissue, which is well perfused, or cold tissue, which is not. 7.4.2

Critical Updates to 2023 AORN Guidelines

8 Critical Updates to 2023 AORN Guidelines that Every Perioperative Nurse Needs to Know: The 2023 edition of Guidelines for Perioperative Practice is the largest update released by AORN in a single year. Don't miss important changes in 8 of the 35 guidelines — with over 70 practice recommendations, including important updates to the Prevention of Perioperative Pressure Injury guideline. Ensure you and your team have the most current evidence-based information. Standardize your practice. Achieve improvements in efficiency and quality measures. Make surgery safe, together with AORN Guidelines.

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