10.25373/ctsnet.6238883.v1
Jill Ley
Jill
Ley
Teresa Kieser
Teresa
Kieser
Richard Van Valen
Richard
Van Valen
Melissa Rochon
Melissa
Rochon
Prevention and Management of Wounds
CTSNet
2018
Surgical Wound
Surgical Wound Infection
Infection Prevention
Wound Care
Sternotomy
Allied Health
Intensive Care
Antibiotics
Thoracic
Cardiac
Surgery
Surgery
2018-05-17 15:55:25
Media
https://ctsnet.figshare.com/articles/media/Prevention_and_Management_of_Wounds/6238883
Filmed at the 2017 EACTS Annual Meeting in Vienna, Austria, Jill Ley of the California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California, USA, moderates a discussion on infection prevention and the management of surgical wounds. She is joined by Teresa Kieser of Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta in Calgary, Canada, Richard Van Valen of Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands, and Melissa Rochon of the Royal Brompton & Harefield in London, UK. They discuss their routines for the management of standard wounds, infection prevention and care, and empowering patients to take responsibility in their recovery.<br>