New bra designed by specialist nurses helps wound healing after heart surgery
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Specialist nurses have created a new bra to promote wound healing in women who have had heart surgery Research has shown women are more likely to experience surgical site infection because ill-fitting bras can result in pressures sores and a lack of support can cause the wound to gape. Clinical nurse specialist Melissa Rochon and her team at Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust have worked with medical manufacturer CUI to create a new post-operative bra to combat the problem.
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