(NPWT) including Vacuum Assisted Closure (Vac) - Royal United ...
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16. Discharge<br />
A patient may only be discharged home with a <strong>NPWT</strong> pump following discussion<br />
with the patient’s consultant and/or the TVN.<br />
The team responsible for the patient will ensure that prior to discharge:<br />
• Agreement is obtained from the relevant GP / community nursing team that<br />
they will assume responsibility for the <strong>NPWT</strong>. Ward staff should contact the<br />
community teams with plenty of notice if a discharge is imminent. At least 48<br />
hours’ notice is usually required.<br />
• The RUH TVN is contacted with the following details:<br />
o Type of unit in use <strong>including</strong> rental number<br />
o Type of dressing in use<br />
o Expected discharge date<br />
o Type of wound<br />
o Any relevant medical/surgical history<br />
• The TVN will contact the relevant community tissue viability team to agree<br />
funding the therapy.<br />
• Patients will not be discharged with RUH owned pumps. Those patients with a<br />
trust owned pump will be allocated a rental pump.<br />
• The relevant company is informed on the day of discharge, in order to cancel /<br />
transfer the rental agreement.<br />
• The patient is discharged home with enough consumables to enable two<br />
complete changes of <strong>NPWT</strong> dressings.<br />
Document name: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (<strong>NPWT</strong>) Ref.: 745<br />
Issue date: 10 June 2013<br />
Status: Approved<br />
Author: Kate Purser and Nicola Heywood Page 14 of 20
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