Background: Urinary catheters, vascular catheters, and wounds such as pressure injuries are often hidden from view under gowns and sheets – out of sight, out of mind – contributing to prolonged catheter use, infections, delayed interventions, and diagnostic errors for symptoms (e.g., fever, delirium) related to catheters and wounds. We developed and pilot tested a [...]

Case Presentation: A 58 year-old man with a past medical history of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, poorly controlled Diabetes Mellitus (HbA1C 9.5%), and Hepatitis C with liver cirrhosis, presented with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to bibasilar community acquired pneumonia, eventually requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. His hospital course was further complicated by empyema requiring placement [...]