The Pressure Effect: A Wound Care Podcast

Medical device-related PIP: A Team Sport

Episode Summary

Dr. Kelly McFee joins the show to discuss how medical device-related pressure injuries can be prevented, with a team effort.

Episode Notes

Medical devices like feeding tubes, catheters, or oxygen delivery devices are often critical to the health of hospitalized patients. Despite their important benefits, the use of these devices can unfortunately also have negative effects: medical device-related pressure injuries, or MDRPIs. On this episode of The Pressure Effect, Host Dr. David Zabel talks to Chairman of the Board of Directors at the American College of Clinical Wound Specialists, Dr. Kelly McFee. They discuss how common MDRPIs are, some tips on how they can be prevented with a team effort, and much more. So press play on this helpful episode of The Pressure Effect, brought to you by Smith+Nephew.

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