Dear Charles,
Irrijets have been part of the wound management armamentarium at Nyack Hospital for about 2 years now. A not unsubstantial portion of our patient population is elderly, malnourished patients who come to us acutely ill and, unfortunately with one and sometimes multiple full thickness, sometimes malodorous draining pressure ulcers.
We have found the irrijet to have many advantages in the management of these types of wounds. The staff nurse is able to irrigate the wound using the appropriate force and volume of water in a judicious amount of time reducing the bacterial burden which, I truly believe enhances wound healing.
Improved outcomes and the reduction of time nursing spends in gathering and using separate supplies, e.g., syringes, angiocaths, separate saline bottles and clean vessel, etc., reduces costs, potential for cross infection and frees the professional nurse for other things, e.g., teaching and prevention.
Sincerely,
Janice Malett
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