title: Use of a Moisture Wicking Fabric for Prevention of Skin Damage Around Drains and Parenteral Access Lines.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Skin damage under various drainage tubes and parenteral access lines occurs frequently in pediatric patients. Our team sought an alternative to the use of gauze or foam for prevention and management of peritubular skin damage.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a moisture wicking fabric in select patients in a tertiary children's hospital in Northern California. The fabric was placed under tracheostomy ties and around gastrostomy tubes and Penrose drains.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The moisture wicking fabric was effective in absorbing moisture and maintaining skin integrity. This new approach has been incorporated into our facility policy.
authors.affiliation: Charleen Deo Singh, MSN/Ed, FNP-BC, CWOCN, Stanford Children's Hospital, Palo Alto, California.
authors.forename: Charleen Deo
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Singh
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015916:Drainage, Postural / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D005774:Gastrostomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000451:nursing; D009779:Occlusive Dressings / Q000382:microbiology / Q000592:standards*; D019152:Paracentesis / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*