Assessing and Managing Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury in Patients with a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter: A Case Series.
Catherine RatliffAndrew BartonJan HitchcockMikel GrayPublished in: Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society (2024)
Medical adhesive-related skin injury is a clinically relevant and useful construct that identifies a variety of prevalent conditions associated with the use of medical adhesive device such as tapes and PICC dressings. These cases, in particular Cases 1 and 2, illustrate that the MARSI construct provides a framework for assessing and managing medical skin injuries with the possibility of preserving the PICC and the ongoing therapy these patients were receiving.