Development of a Post-Surgical Wound Care Guideline for Patients at Discharge
Debra Johnston, MN, RN, WOCC(C)1, Marg McKenzie, RN, CCRP2, Dr. James Mahoney, MD, FRCS(C)3, Dr. Mantaj Brar, M.D., F.R.C.S.C4, Leslie Heath, MCLlSc-WH, RN, WOCC(C)5, Nicole McGrath, RN, BScN, MScN6, Estrella Mercurio, RN, BSN, MA, GNC(c), WOCC(C)7, Dr. Giuseppe Papia, MD, MSc, FRCSC8, Emily Pearsall, MSc9 and Dr. Robyn McLeod, M.D., F.R.C.S.C9, (1)Wound and Ostomy, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, (2)Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Best Practice in Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto,, ON, Canada, (3)Chief Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St. Michael's Hospital; Medical Director Wound Healing Program, St. Michael's Hospital; Medical Director, Perioperative Services, St. Michael's Hospital, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, (4)General Surgery, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, (5)Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, (6)Toronto Central LHIN, Toronto, ON, Canada, (7)ParaMed Home Health Care, Toronto, ON, Canada, (8)Department of surgery: Division of cardiac and vascular surgery; Department of critical care medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, (9)Best Practice in Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada