A Novel Approach to Reducing Splash Exposure in Pulsatile Lavage

Pulsatile lavage is utilized to copiously irrigate contaminated wounds; however, the current devices can cause significant splashing and increase the risk of contaminated fluid exposure to healthcare professionals. To create a larger splash guard for the standard pulsatile lavage device, we use heav...

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Autores principales: Ward, Candace L., Kozian, Leonardo, Bartolacci, Joseph, Krupp, James C., Karadsheh, Murad J., Weiss, Eric S., Patel, Sameer A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Technology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10313271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37396839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005016
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author Ward, Candace L.
Kozian, Leonardo
Bartolacci, Joseph
Krupp, James C.
Karadsheh, Murad J.
Weiss, Eric S.
Patel, Sameer A.
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Kozian, Leonardo
Bartolacci, Joseph
Krupp, James C.
Karadsheh, Murad J.
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description Pulsatile lavage is utilized to copiously irrigate contaminated wounds; however, the current devices can cause significant splashing and increase the risk of contaminated fluid exposure to healthcare professionals. To create a larger splash guard for the standard pulsatile lavage device, we use heavy scissors to remove the end of a plastic light handle. We then place the nozzle of the lavage device through the open end to create a larger splash guard. This method provides a quick, accessible way to decrease the risk of splash exposure due to pulsatile lavage irrigation.
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spelling pubmed-103132712023-07-01 A Novel Approach to Reducing Splash Exposure in Pulsatile Lavage Ward, Candace L. Kozian, Leonardo Bartolacci, Joseph Krupp, James C. Karadsheh, Murad J. Weiss, Eric S. Patel, Sameer A. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Technology Pulsatile lavage is utilized to copiously irrigate contaminated wounds; however, the current devices can cause significant splashing and increase the risk of contaminated fluid exposure to healthcare professionals. To create a larger splash guard for the standard pulsatile lavage device, we use heavy scissors to remove the end of a plastic light handle. We then place the nozzle of the lavage device through the open end to create a larger splash guard. This method provides a quick, accessible way to decrease the risk of splash exposure due to pulsatile lavage irrigation. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023-06-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10313271/ /pubmed/37396839 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005016 Text en Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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A Novel Approach to Reducing Splash Exposure in Pulsatile Lavage
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title_full A Novel Approach to Reducing Splash Exposure in Pulsatile Lavage
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title_short A Novel Approach to Reducing Splash Exposure in Pulsatile Lavage
title_sort novel approach to reducing splash exposure in pulsatile lavage
topic Technology
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37396839
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000005016
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