Descriptive study of the frequency of medical adhesive –related skin injuries in a vascular clinic

A medical adhesive can be defined as a product used to secure a device (ie, tape, dressing, catheter, electrode, and ostomy pouch) to the skin. Skin injury related to medical adhesive usage occurs across all care settings with medical adhesive –related skin injuries (MARSIs) playing a significant role with patient safety. The purpose of this descriptive prospective study was to assess all adult patients with wounds seen in the vascular clinic for MARSI by the CWOCN NP over a 3-month time period. One hundred twenty patients comprising a total of 207 visits were seen by the CWOCN NP over the 3-month time frame.

Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - May 18, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Catherine R. Ratliff Tags: Article Source Type: research