Commentary: Low hanging fruit—reducing hospital-acquired pressure injuries associated with cardiac surgery

Abstract

Use of a silicone foam protection dressing can avoid hospital-acquired pressure injuries. CENTRAL MESSAGERoutine use of a silicone foam protection dressing in cardiac surgery is a low-risk, low-cost means to avoiding hospitalacquired pressure injuries.

Cardiac Surgery-Enhanced Recovery Programs Modified for COVID-19: Key Steps to Preserve Resources, Manage Caseload Backlog, and Improve Patient Outcomes

“…[35][36] Additional examples include creation of parallel recovery pathways for low-risk patients, improved discharge planning, and seeking new "low-hanging fruit" to reduce complications. [37][38][39][40][41] Surviving the various phases of the COVID-19 pandemic requires additional emphasis on pursuing methods to improve care, reducing lengths of stay, preventing readmissions, utiliz-ing resources effectively, and decreasing complications. COVID-19 has been a harsh teacher, but clinicians ought to capitalize on lessons learned from these challenging times to catalyze innovation and thoughtful discourse about the future of caring for the cardiac surgical patient.…”