LEAF^◊ Patient Monitoring System

Building a new standard of care for pressure injury prevention

A powerful tool to monitor patient mobility

Turning works – National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) guidelines confirm that frequent patient repositioning is a crucial part of prevention,¹ but competing priorities in a busy environment make it challenging to adhere to turning protocols.

Outdated systems, like paper turn clocks, make it difficult to measure if a turn has been effectively done.

Facilities face additional costs of up to $21,767 for each hospital-acquired pressure injury²
As a contributing factor, high-risk patients were found to be turned on-time only 47% of the time³
Hospital-acquired pressure injury rates have risen by 6% when using traditional turn reminders, while other hospital-acquired conditions have declined⁴

The LEAF System monitors patient movement and positions in bed, upright or walking to help adherence to turning schedules.^*

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Disclaimers

^*Demonstrated in a randomized controlled trial.

^**The LEAF System is not to be used to alert staff of situations that would require immediate action in order to maintain patient safety. Be aware that there is a possibility of ambulation/step detection inaccuracy. Some patient steps may not produce enough movement to be detected by the System. Conversely, some patient movement may resemble the movement associated with taking a step and therefore be recognized by the System as such.

Recall and Complaints

Customer will provide such support and assistance as S+N may reasonably request in the event of a general or limited voluntary or mandatory recall of the Product(s). Customer shall promptly report any complaint in respect of the Products to complaints@smith-nephew.com.

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Citations

National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance. Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Quick Reference Guide. Haesler E, ed. Osborne Park, Australia. Cambridge Media; 2014. https://www.npuap.org/ wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Updated-10-16-14-Quick-Reference-Guide-DIGITAL-NPUAP-EPUAP-PPPIA-16Oct2014.pdf. Accessed February 1, 2018.
Wassel CL, et al. Int Wound J. 2020;1–11.
Pickham D, et al. Int J Nurs Stud. 2018; 80, 12-19.
AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014–2017.
Larson B, et al. Poster presented at: The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Biennial Conference; March 10 – March 11, 2017; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Larson B et al. Development and Validation of the Integrated Positioning Index™ for Pressure Injury Prevention Leaf Healthcare. Presented at: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Annual Conference; 2017; Pleasanton, CA.