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The Regional Burn Center at Southwest Medical was experiencing a surgical site infection rate of 8.2% in burn patients undergoing skin grafting procedures. Wound contamination during traditional bathing was identified as a contributing factor. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and MRSA were the primary pathogens.
The Regional Burn Center at Southwest Medical was experiencing a surgical site infection rate of 8.2% in burn patients undergoing skin grafting procedures. Wound contamination during traditional bathing was identified as a contributing factor. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and MRSA were the primary pathogens.
The burn unit implemented the Bed Shower Wib system with a customized aseptic showering protocol developed with the burn surgery team. The Wib's controlled water delivery and drainage system allowed thorough wound cleansing without cross-contamination, while CHG solution addressed the primary gram-positive pathogens.
Learn About Wib™Collaborated with burn surgery and infection control teams to develop an aseptic Wib protocol.
Trained burn unit nurses on wound-specific CHG bathing technique and Wib operation.
Implemented pre-operative Wib bathing for all patients scheduled for skin grafting procedures.
Monitored wound cultures, SSI rates, and graft outcomes weekly for 6 months.
Developed a facility-specific protocol document shared with the American Burn Association.
"Burn wound hygiene is extraordinarily complex. The Wib allowed us to achieve a level of wound cleanliness that was simply impossible with traditional methods. Six months of zero SSIs in our graft patients — that is a result that speaks for itself."
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Zero surgical site infections in burn graft patients over 6 consecutive months
67% reduction in graft failure rate, from 12% to 4%
5-day reduction in ICU length of stay for burn patients
$23,000 reduction in average cost per burn patient episode
Elimination of Pseudomonas aeruginosa wound colonization in pre-operative patients
Protocol presented at the American Burn Association Annual Meeting
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