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Enhancing efficiency of pressure ulcer/pressure injury care and patient outcomes with the SEM Scanner

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Enhancing efficiency of pressure ulcer/pressure injury care and patient outcomes with the SEM Scanner

Jacqui Fletcher, Jeanette Milne, Zena Moore
22 March 2018

Pressure ulcers/pressure injuries (PUs/PIs) remain a widespread issue in healthcare facilities, incurring high treatment costs and leading to ​extended hospital stays (Demarre, 2015). This meeting report highlights how the use of technology like the SEM scanner, an innovative diagnostic tool, can facilitate early detection and enable earlier targeted interventions for preventing PUs/PIs.