Use of a Fluorescence Imaging Device to Detect Elevated Bacterial Loads, Enhance Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Increase Communication Across Inpatient Complex Wound Care Teams

Tracey DasGupta, RN, MN^1,5; Laura Rashleigh, RN, BScN, MScN, CON(C)^1,5; Kevin Zhou, MClSc-WH, BScN¹; Liz Williamson, RN, MN, CRN(C)^2,5; Susan Schneider, RN, MN^2,5; Sukaina Muhammad, RN, MClSc-WH^1,5; Manry Xu, RN, MClSc-WH, BScN, BSc, NSWOC¹; Stephanie Chadwick, MClSc-WH, NP-PHC, BScN, NSWOC(C)¹; Kathryn Rego, BScN, RN¹; Marc Jeschke, MD, PhD, FACS, FCAHS, FCCM, FRCS(C)^3,6,7; Shahriar Shahrokhi, MD, FRCSC, FACS^3,6; Leslie Lam, CPA, MBA¹; Leda Sitartchouk, MSc¹; and Lisa Di Prospero, BSc, MSc, MRT(T)^4,8

¹Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
²St. John’s Rehab, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
³Ross Tilley Burn Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
⁴Practice-Based Research and Innovation, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
⁵Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
⁶Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
⁷Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
⁸Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

Wounds. June 10, 2022