The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is affecting the whole world. 1  As a result, there are many hospitalized patients and increased demands on the healthcare system.  

Training and development is our highest priority. Through our global Academy, we have recently run a series of webinars covering improving caregiver workflow, mitigating cross-contamination, the impact of early mobilisation on rehabilitation, reducing the risk of patient handling associated injury and more.

Every day in hospitals, patients in critical care typically present with multiple and rapidly changing venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk factors. This is in part due to their underlying risk factors, diagnosis, as well as medical interventions that may affect mobility, circulation and the tendency to clot.   

Early mobilisation of ICU patients has been associated with improved muscle strength and functional independence, as well as a shorter duration of delirium, mechanical ventilation and length of stay in the ICU. 1–5

While the increasing adoption of prone positioning in critical care has many benefits, lengthy prone positioning sessions, are associated with an increased frequency of pressure injury development. 1

Arjo Australia are continuing to take every step to ensure the wellbeing and safety of our employees, our customers, and the patients & residents that we serve each day.  Arjo is ISO9001 Quality and ISO14001 Environmentally certified by BSI. Our auditable decontamination processes consist of three phases: Collection, Decontamination, and Product Testing.

Patients within the ICU typically present with multiple and rapidly changing VTE risk factors. This is in part due to their underlying diagnosis as well as medical interventions which affect mobility, circulation and the tendency to clot. Additionally, prolonged ICU stay, high APACHE score and mechanical ventilation are indicative of heightened risk.1, 2