S.P.A.N.C.

This blog is meant to be a place for Sunnybrook Peri-Anesthesia Nurses (Pre-Admission Centre, Same Day Surgery, Post Anesthetic Are Unit and Surgical Short Stay Unit) to stay in communication with each other and to be up-to-date with concerns regarding the Peri-Anesthesia Department. The Purpose of S.P.A.N.C is •To re-implement a unit based council •to identify the unique role of the Peri-anesthesia nurse and to help staff from other areas understand what it is that we do •to create a collegial atmosphere for sharing our professional experiences within the subgroups of Peri-anesthesia •to facilitate open discussion and priority of issues relating to professional practice, education and research that impact on the quality of our work life and thereby affect positive outcomes for our patients and their families.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Question & Answer/Necrotizing Faciitis

Thank you Laurie for asking the following question:
Can you please clarify the IP&C precautions that need to be taken in PACU for a patient who has necrotizing fasciitis? We had an incident last week where the nurses were unsure whether or not this patient could be accepted post operatively into the PACU.

Answer:
Indeed they can come into PACU on droplet precautions. The pts that cannot would be any who requires airborne precautions: TB, measles, varicella virus such as chicken pox/disseminated shingles.

For more information on necrotiaing faciitis, please read the following article

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/443523
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