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The “Kots Wrap”: A Technique To Avoid Skin Trauma Related to Isolation Drape Adhesive
Patients of advanced age or medical diagnoses such as venous insufficiency are predisposed to skin tears when healthcare professionals handle the skin or apply adhesive to it. Isolation drapes are sometimes used to define the area of skin for sterilization prior to a procedure. Such drapes are desig...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10415537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37575693 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41741 |
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author | Kots, Joseph T Minda, Linda M McGeehan, Francis Bennett, Donna Deirmengian, Gregory K |
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description | Patients of advanced age or medical diagnoses such as venous insufficiency are predisposed to skin tears when healthcare professionals handle the skin or apply adhesive to it. Isolation drapes are sometimes used to define the area of skin for sterilization prior to a procedure. Such drapes are designed to be secured to the skin with an adhesive edge. Removing such drapes at the end of the procedure can lead to skin tears, especially for patients at risk. We describe a simple technique known as the "Kots Wrap" for applying such an isolation drape in a manner that avoids applying the adhesive edge of the drape to the skin and also allows for removal of the drape in an efficient and atraumatic manner. The use of this technique may help minimize the risk of skin tears in this context and promotes a culture of patient safety. |
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spelling | pubmed-104155372023-08-12 The “Kots Wrap”: A Technique To Avoid Skin Trauma Related to Isolation Drape Adhesive Kots, Joseph T Minda, Linda M McGeehan, Francis Bennett, Donna Deirmengian, Gregory K Cureus Orthopedics Patients of advanced age or medical diagnoses such as venous insufficiency are predisposed to skin tears when healthcare professionals handle the skin or apply adhesive to it. Isolation drapes are sometimes used to define the area of skin for sterilization prior to a procedure. Such drapes are designed to be secured to the skin with an adhesive edge. Removing such drapes at the end of the procedure can lead to skin tears, especially for patients at risk. We describe a simple technique known as the "Kots Wrap" for applying such an isolation drape in a manner that avoids applying the adhesive edge of the drape to the skin and also allows for removal of the drape in an efficient and atraumatic manner. The use of this technique may help minimize the risk of skin tears in this context and promotes a culture of patient safety. Cureus 2023-07-11 /pmc/articles/PMC10415537/ /pubmed/37575693 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41741 Text en Copyright © 2023, Kots et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Orthopedics Kots, Joseph T Minda, Linda M McGeehan, Francis Bennett, Donna Deirmengian, Gregory K The “Kots Wrap”: A Technique To Avoid Skin Trauma Related to Isolation Drape Adhesive |
title | The “Kots Wrap”: A Technique To Avoid Skin Trauma Related to Isolation Drape Adhesive |
title_full | The “Kots Wrap”: A Technique To Avoid Skin Trauma Related to Isolation Drape Adhesive |
title_fullStr | The “Kots Wrap”: A Technique To Avoid Skin Trauma Related to Isolation Drape Adhesive |
title_full_unstemmed | The “Kots Wrap”: A Technique To Avoid Skin Trauma Related to Isolation Drape Adhesive |
title_short | The “Kots Wrap”: A Technique To Avoid Skin Trauma Related to Isolation Drape Adhesive |
title_sort | “kots wrap”: a technique to avoid skin trauma related to isolation drape adhesive |
topic | Orthopedics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10415537/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37575693 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41741 |
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