J Korean Med Sci.  2023 May;38(21):e168. 10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e168.

Developing and Establishing a Wound Dressing Team: Experience and Recommendations

• Namgoong S
• Baik S
• Han SK
• Son JW
• Kim JY

• KMID: 2542603
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3346/jkms.2023.38.e168

Abstract

Background
The existing literature has comprehensively examined the benefits of specialized wound-care services and multidisciplinary team care. However, information on the development and integration of wound-dressing teams for patients who do not require specialized wound care is scarce. Therefore, the present study aimed to elucidate the benefits of a wound-dressing team by reporting our experiences with the establishment of a wounddressing team.
Methods
The wound-dressing team was established at Korea University Guro Hospital. Between July 2018 and June 2022, 180,872 cases were managed for wounds at the wounddressing team. The data were analyzed to assess the types of wounds and their outcomes. In addition, questionnaires assessing the satisfaction with the service were administered to patients, ward nurses, residents/internists, and team members.
Results
Regarding the wound type, 80,297 (45.3%) were catheter-related, while 48,036 (27.1%), 26,056 (14.7%), and 20,739 (11.7%) were pressure ulcers, dirty wounds, and simple wounds, respectively. In the satisfaction survey, the scores of the patient, ward nurse, dressing team nurse, and physician groups were 8.9, 8.1, 8.2, and 9.1, respectively. Additionally, 136 dressing-related complications (0.08%) were reported.
Conclusion
The wound dressing team can enhance satisfaction among patients and healthcare providers with low complications. Our findings may provide a potential framework for establishing similar service models.

Keyword

Wound Dressing; Dressing Team; Integrated Wound Care; Medical Residents Act

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  Fig. 1 A Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials diagram illustrating the referral-triage-allocation process.

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