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• Evaluation on a medical-surgical inpatient ward over a period of 2 months • 35 patients included in the evaluation • Heels and sacrum scanned on admission and daily thereafter • 91% of patients had delta values ≥0.6 indicating inflammatory changes that without intervention may have progressed to a PI/PU • Zero Hospital Aquired Pressure Injuries/Ulcers (HAPI/Us) developed during the evaluation in this patient group The inclusion of SEM Scanner as part of the patient examination informed clinicians about early damage Identification of pressure damage prior to it being visible would allow the most appropriate resource use Evaluation of a sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) Scanner to detect non visible pressure damage, allowing appropriately targeted pressure injury/ulcer (PI/PU) prevention interventions Very High Risk (>20) High Risk (15-19) At Risk (10-14) Relationship between Waterlow risk assessment scores and sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) readings SEM Scanner Prevention Algorithm Journal of Wound Care, 2019, Vol 28:5 Glenn Smith, Formerly Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nutrition & Tissue Viability, St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of White Improved clinical outcomes in pressure ulcer prevention using the SEM Scanner 52%* 24%* 24%* Risk scores (Waterlow risk assessment) Acute Care CO 847 OTH SEM 0577 * Percent of patients scanned

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  • • Evaluation on a medical-surgical inpatient ward over a periodof 2 months

    • 35 patients included in the evaluation• Heels and sacrum scanned on admission and daily thereafter

    • 91% of patients had delta values ≥0.6 indicatinginflammatory changes that without intervention mayhave progressed to a PI/PU

    • Zero Hospital Aquired Pressure Injuries/Ulcers(HAPI/Us) developed during the evaluation in this patient group

    The inclusion of SEM Scanner as part of the patient examination informed clinicians about early damage

    Identification of pressure damage prior to it being visible would allow the most appropriate resource use

    Evaluation of a sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) Scanner to detect non visible pressure damage, allowing appropriately targeted pressure injury/ulcer (PI/PU) prevention interventions

    Very High Risk (>20)

    High Risk (15-19)

    At Risk (10-14)

    Relationship between Waterlow risk assessmentscores and sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) readings

    SEM Scanner Prevention Algorithm

    Journal of Wound Care, 2019, Vol 28:5

    Glenn Smith, Formerly Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nutrition & Tissue Viability, St Mary’s Hospital, Isle of White

    Improved clinical outcomes in pressure ulcerprevention using the SEM Scanner

    52%*

    24%*

    24%*

    Risk scores (Waterlowrisk assessment)

    Acute Care

    CO 847 OTH SEM 0577

    * Percent of patients scanned