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Cobos-Vargas A, Acosta-Romero M, Alba-Fernández C, Gutierrez-Linares S, Rodriguez-Blanquez R, Colmenero M. Compliance with preventive measures recommended by an international study group for pressure injuries in adult critically ill patients. Int Wound J 2023; 20:1205-1211. [PMID: 36270634 PMCID: PMC10031212 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The objective of this cross-sectional descriptive study is to analyse the degree of compliance with the preventive measures for pressure injuries reported by an International Study Group in a cohort of adult critically ill patients. The level of risk of developing pressure injuries was determined using the Conscious level, Mobility, Hemodynamics, Oxygenation and Nutrition (COMHON) index. According to the level of risk, the preventive measures applied to each patient and scores on the different components of the index were recorded. Number, location and degree of pressure injuries were registered. Seventy-three patients (male: 68%) with an acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II: 12,1 ± 6,2 and 56,1% of them with invasive mechanical ventilation. The prevalence of pressure injuries was 21,9%, with 43,7% of sacral location and 75% of grade II. The level of risk using the COMHON index was distributed between low 30,1%, intermediate 23,3% and high 46,6%. The compliance range from 0% (offloading heel devices) to the use of active mattress and incontinence pads (100%). Regarding repositioning the degree of compliance varies (from 20% to 80%) according if patients with contraindications (4 points in subscale of Mobility) or those with the capacity to mobilise themselves (2 points in subscale of Mobility) are included in the denominator. We have found that in our ICU there is a wide range of compliance with the use of the preventive measures recommended by the International Study Group. Some of them are related not by the general score of the COMHON scale, but to that obtained in its subscale components.
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- Angel Cobos-Vargas
- Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
- Patient safety coordinator, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
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- Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
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- Nursing Care coordinator, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
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- Critical Care Department, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria, Granada, Spain
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Kim M, Park SY, Piao M, Lim E, Yoo SH, Ryu M, Lee HY, Won H. Could we prove the nursing outcomes utilising clinical data warehouse? Effectiveness of pressure ulcer intervention in Korean tertiary hospital. Int Wound J 2023; 20:201-209. [PMID: 35675474 PMCID: PMC9797914 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The use of Clinical Data Warehouse (CDW) for research and quality improvement has become more frequent in the last 10 years. In this study, we used CDW to determine the effectiveness of pressure ulcer interventions offered by ward nurses and wound care nursing specialists. A retrospective clinical outcomes study that utilise CDW has been carried out. We identified 1415 patients who were evaluated as pressure ulcer risk group from 1 July 2019 to 31 December 2019. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses were used to estimate the time to occurrence of pressure ulcers. We compared the survival curves of each group by applying the log-rank test for significance. The overall median time to occurrence for both groups was 13 days (95% CI range: 11-14 days). The control group showed a longer median time (14 days) to occurrence than the case group (12 days). In the pressure ulcer stage I, the case group showed a longer median time (14 days) to occurrence than the control group (8 days), indicating that the intervention provided by the wound care nursing specialist was effective in stage I, and delayed the occurrence of pressure ulcers. The findings may be used as preliminary data for the utilisation of the CDW in the field of nursing research in the future. Also, facilitating the accessibility of the wound care nursing specialist in the general wards should be effective to decrease the incidence rates.
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- Moonsook Kim
- Department of NursingSeoul National University HospitalSeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of NursingSeoul National University HospitalSeoulSouth Korea
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- School of NursingChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
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- Department of NursingSeoul National University HospitalSeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of NursingSeoul Metropolitan Government‐Seoul National University Boramae Medical CenterSeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of NursingSeoul National University HospitalSeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of NursingSeoul National University HospitalSeoulSouth Korea
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- Department of NursingSeoul National University HospitalSeoulSouth Korea
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Betts H, Scott D, Makic MBF. Using Evidence to Prevent Risk Associated with Perioperative Pressure Injuries. J Perianesth Nurs 2022; 37:308-311. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2021.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Faucher N, Barateau M, Hentz F, Michel P, Meaume S, Rousseaux C, Marty M, Le Fort M, Nicolas B. Use of multilayer silicone foam dressings as adjuvant therapy to prevent pressure injuries. J Wound Care 2021; 30:712-721. [PMID: 34554838 DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2021.30.9.712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Despite progress in the prevention of pressure injuries (PIs), they remain a challenging public health problem because of their frequency and morbidity. Protection of the skin by multilayer silicone foam dressings may be an adjuvant measure to prevent PIs in high-risk patients. Despite the available clinical data and published recommendations on this measure, caregivers face difficulties in identifying patients who would benefit from this adjuvant measure. The objective of this work was to define the profiles of high-risk patients who would benefit optimally from this measure in combination with basic preventive procedures. This consensual expert opinion was drawn up using two methods: the Nominal Group Technique with eight medical and paramedical experts, and the Delphi process with 16 experts. The bases for this expert consensual opinion were a formal search and analysis of the published literature regarding evidence on the prevention of PIs using multilayer silicone foam dressings. The consensual expert opinion reported here addresses five proposals mostly intended to define patients who would benefit from the use of a multilayer silicone foam dressing (≥4 layers) to prevent PIs (sacrum and heels).
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- Nathalie Faucher
- Service de Gériatrie Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Paris, France.,Société Française et Francophone des Plaies et Cicatrisations
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- Consultation Plaies, Service de Gériatrie, CHU, Bordeaux, France.,Société Française de l'Escarre
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- Direction des soins CHU, Clermont Ferrand, France
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- Réanimation Médico Chirurgicale, Centre Hospitalier René Dubos, Pontoise, France.,Société Française de l'Escarre
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- Service Plaie et Cicatrisation, Hôpital Rothschild, Paris, France.,Société Française et Francophone des Plaies et Cicatrisations
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- Nukléus, Research department, Paris, France
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- Service de MPR neurologique, Hôpital Saint Jacques, CHU Nantes, France
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- Pôle MPR St Hélier, Rennes, France.,Société Française de l'Escarre
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Delmore B, Ayello EA. Heel Pressure Injuries. Adv Skin Wound Care 2021; 34:236-237. [PMID: 33852459 DOI: 10.1097/01.asw.0000742304.60363.e3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Barbara Delmore
- Barbara Delmore, PhD, RN, CWCN, MAPWCA, IIWCC-NYU, FAAN, is Senior Nurse Scientist, Center for Innovations in the Advancement of Care (CIAC), NYU Langone Health, New York, New York. Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, MS, BSN, RN, CWON, ETN, MAPWCA, FAAN, is co-Editor-in-Chief, Advances in Skin & Wound Care ; Faculty Emeritus, Excelsior College School of Nursing; Senior Adviser, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing; and President, Ayello, Harris & Associates, Inc, New York, New York
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Senejko M, Pasek J, Szajkowski S, Cieślar G, Sieroń A. Evaluation of the therapeutic efficacy of active specialistic medical dressings in the treatment of decubitus. Postepy Dermatol Alergol 2021; 38:75-79. [PMID: 34408570 PMCID: PMC8362772 DOI: 10.5114/ada.2021.104282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Treatment of decubitus ulcers is a grave medical problem. In many cases, it is difficult to cure a pressure ulcer, especially when it is deep and extensive, and prognosis is usually unfavourable. Treatment of decubitus ulcers requires new specialist dressings, which play an important role in the healing process. AIM To evaluate therapeutic efficacy of active specialist medical dressings in the treatment of decubitus. MATERIAL AND METHODS Research involved 40 patients - 18 (45%) women and 22 (55%) men, suffering from decubitus ulcers of different size and depth, localized in the sacral region, lasting from 1.5 to 30 months. Patients were randomly assigned to two research groups (20 people each), were treated for 4 weeks with 2 different specialist dressings. ATRAUMAN Ag, which contains silver ions, was used in the first group, while paraffin gauze of BACTIGRAS type was used in the second group. An assessment of pressure ulcers' healing progress was done with a planimetric method, which evaluates the wound surface area. RESULTS The analysis results showed a significant statistical decrease in an average decubitus ulcer surface area in both research groups: in the first group by 60.2% (p = 0.001), and in the second group by 32.95% (p < 0.001), which speaks in favour of dressings with silver ions as having better therapeutic effectiveness. CONCLUSIONS Using specialist dressings results in a significant decrease in the decubitus ulcer surface area, depending on the type of dressing and active substances contained within, while silver ions support curative effectiveness of the dressing used.
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- Michł Senejko
- Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jan Długosz, Częstochowa, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Jan Długosz, Częstochowa, Poland
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Eberhardt TD, de Lima SBS, de Avila Soares RS, Silveira LBTD, Rossarola Pozzebon B, Reis CR, Dos Santos KPP, Alves PJP. Prevention of pressure injury in the operating room: Heels operating room pressure injury trial. Int Wound J 2020; 18:359-366. [PMID: 33314605 PMCID: PMC8243998 DOI: 10.1111/iwj.13538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The objective was to evaluate the efficacy of multi‐layered silicone foam (intervention) compared with transparent polyurethane film (control) in preventing heel pressure injuries caused by surgical positioning of individuals undergoing elective surgery. It was designed an intra‐patient, open, parallel, randomised controlled trial was conducted in a university hospital in southern Brazil, from March 2019 to February 2020, with patients undergoing elective surgeries of cardiac and gastrointestinal specialties. The patients who met the selection criteria constituted, simultaneously, a single group receiving the intervention and active control, through paired analysis of the cutaneous sites (right heel and left heel). The outcome was the occurrence of PI, within the follow‐up period was 72 hours. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials: RBR‐5GKNG5. There was analysis of 135 patients/270 heels, with an overall incidence of 36.7%. The pressure injury incidence was significantly lower in the intervention group (26.7%), compared with the control group (P = .001); relative risk of 0.57. In the intervention group, the estimated pressure injury‐free time (survival) was 57.5 hours and in the control group, 43.9 hours. It was concluded that Multi‐layered silicone foam (intervention) is more efficacious than transparent polyurethane film (control) in the prevention of pressure injuries caused by surgical positioning of individuals undergoing elective surgery.
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- Thaís Dresch Eberhardt
- Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.,Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Enfermagem, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Gasparino RC, Lima MHM, de Souza Oliveira-Kumakura AR, da Silva VA, de Jesus Meszaros M, Antunes IR. Prophylactic dressings in the prevention of pressure ulcer related to the use of personal protective equipment by health professionals facing the COVID-19 pandemic: A randomized clinical trial. Wound Repair Regen 2020; 29:183-188. [PMID: 33215768 PMCID: PMC7753594 DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Device-related pressure injury (DRPI) is a serious problem that is affecting professionals working on the front lines against COVID-19 due to the prolonged use of personal protective equipment (PPE). In addition to the physical and psychological integrity of professionals, these injuries can compromise the quality of care. Therefore, using technologies to prevent this adverse effect is an urgent matter. This is a parallel two-arm randomized clinical trial without the use of a control group to compare the use of foam and extra-thin hydrocolloid in preventing DRPI associated with the use of PPE by health professionals working on the front lines against coronavirus. In total, 88 professionals were divided into two groups: foam and hydrocolloid. Data were collected using two instruments and related to demographic and professional characteristics and skin evaluation. Each volunteer received one of the dressings, both with the same dimensions and arranged over similar regions, and data were gathered at baseline and after 6 or 12 hours. Descriptive and inferential analytic statistical methods were used; the significance level adopted was 5%. No participant developed DRPI, but four areas with hyperemia were observed in the foam group (two in the forehead, one in the cheeks, and one in the nose bridge), as well as four areas with hyperemia in the hydrocolloid group (two in the nose bridge, one in the right ear, and one in the left ear). There was no difference between the groups regarding skin conditions and discomfort (P > .05). The average cost obtained was $ 5.8/person and $ 4.4/person in the foam group and the hydrocolloid group, respectively, considering the dressing measurements. The results show that foam and extra-thin hydrocolloid were effective in preventing DRPI associated with the use of PPE.
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Beeckman D, Fourie A, Raepsaet C, Van Damme N, Manderlier B, De Meyer D, Beele H, Smet S, Demarré L, Vossaert R, de Graaf A, Verhaeghe L, Vandergheynst N, Hendrickx B, Hanssens V, Keymeulen H, Vanderwee K, Van De Woestijne J, Verhaeghe S, Van Hecke A, Savoye I, Harrison J, Vrijens F, Hulstaert F. Silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings as adjuvant prophylactic therapy to prevent hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: a pragmatic noncommercial multicentre randomized open-label parallel-group medical device trial. Br J Dermatol 2020; 185:52-61. [PMID: 33216969 PMCID: PMC8359283 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Background Silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings are used as adjuvant therapy to prevent hospital‐acquired pressure ulcers (PUs). Objectives To determine whether silicone foam dressings in addition to standard prevention reduce the incidence of PUs of category 2 or worse compared with standard prevention alone. Methods This was a multicentre, randomized controlled medical device trial conducted in eight Belgian hospitals. At‐risk adult patients were centrally randomized (n = 1633) to study groups based on a 1 : 1 : 1 allocation: experimental groups 1 (n = 542) and 2 (n = 545) – pooled as the treatment group – and the control group (n = 546). The experimental groups received PU prevention according to hospital protocol, and a silicone foam dressing on the relevant body sites. The control group received standard of care. The primary endpoint was the incidence of a new PU of category 2 or worse at the studied body sites. Results In the intention‐to‐treat population (n = 1605), PUs of category 2 or worse occurred in 4·0% of patients in the treatment group and 6·3% in the control group [relative risk (RR) 0·64, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0·41–0·99, P = 0·04]. Sacral PUs were observed in 2·8% and 4·8% of the patients in the treatment group and the control group, respectively (RR 0·59, 95% CI 0·35–0·98, P = 0·04). Heel PUs occurred in 1·4% and 1·9% of patients in the treatment and control groups, respectively (RR 0·76, 95% CI 0·34–1·68, P = 0·49). Conclusions Silicone foam dressings reduce the incidence of PUs of category 2 or worse in hospitalized at‐risk patients when used in addition to standard of care. The results show a decrease for the sacrum, but no statistical difference for the heel and trochanter areas. What is already known about this topic?The incidence of hospital‐acquired pressure ulcers (PUs) remains high despite the implementation of best‐practice recommendations. The concept of using silicone foam dressings as an additional prophylactic strategy in PU prevention has been investigated in previous studies but with some limitations. Most RCTs were monocentric studies, restricted to either critically ill or acute care patients and did not observe more than two anatomical at‐risk skin sites, which limited the generalizability of the findings.
What does this study add?This large pragmatic RCT suggests that it is beneficial to use silicone adhesive multilayer foam dressings on the sacrum, in addition to standard of care, to help prevent hospital‐acquired PUs. Clinical decision making for heel dressings should be based on the clinical effectiveness of the intervention weighed against the potential risk of falling.
Linked Comment: F. Coyer. Br J Dermatol 2021; 185:4–5.
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- D Beeckman
- Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT), University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium.,School of Nursing & Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.,School of Health Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT), University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT), University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT), University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT), University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT), University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Wound Care Centre, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Wound Care Centre, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- AZ Sint-Elisabeth, Zottegem, Oost-Vlaanderan, Belgium
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- AZ Sint-Elisabeth, Zottegem, Oost-Vlaanderan, Belgium
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- Wound Care Support Team, Nursing Centre of Excellence, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- University Hospital of Brussels (UZB), Department of Plastic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium
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- University Hospital of Brussels (UZB), Department of Plastic Surgery, Brussels, Belgium
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- OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst, Aalst, Oost-Vlaanderan, Belgium
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- OLV van Lourdes Ziekenhuis Waregem, Waregem, West-Vlaanderan, Belgium
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- Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT), University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Skin Integrity Research Group (SKINT), University Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), Brussels, Belgium
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- Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), Brussels, Belgium
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- Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), Brussels, Belgium
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- Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE), Brussels, Belgium
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Patients in critical care units have a multitude of diseases and conditions that contribute to their illness and as such are susceptible to comorbid conditions such as heel pressure injuries. Prevention is a key strategy to avoid heel pressure injury occurrence. Risk factor identification can help a clinician identify those patients at risk for a heel pressure injury requiring timely prevention strategies. The purpose of this article is to raise awareness regarding the critical care patient's vulnerability to heel pressure injuries and strategies that can help avoid their occurrence or expedite their healing if occur.
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Scientific and Clinical Abstracts From WOCNext 2020 Reimagined. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 2020. [DOI: 10.1097/won.0000000000000650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Karimi Z, Mousavizadeh A, Rafiei H, Abdi N, Behnammoghadam M, Khastavaneh M, Shahini S. The Effect of Using Olive Oil and Fish Oil Prophylactic Dressings on Heel Pressure Injury Development in Critically Ill Patients. Clin Cosmet Investig Dermatol 2020; 13:59-65. [PMID: 32021369 PMCID: PMC6980853 DOI: 10.2147/ccid.s237728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 01/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Introduction and Aim Prevention of pressure injuries in patients hospitalized in intensive care units is significantly important. Therefore, in the present study, the effect of using olive oil and fish oil prophylactic dressings on the development of heel pressure injuries was investigated. Methods The present study was a clinical trial conducted in the intensive care unit of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, in Yasuj. Fifty patients, who were at moderate to high risk of pressure injuries development, were randomly divided into two groups based on the mean score of the Braden scale. In one group, patients’ heels were dressed using olive oil prophylactic dressing, and in the other group, patients’ heels were dressed using fish oil prophylactic dressing. The dressings were changed 3 times a day. Collected data were then analyzed using SPSS v16. Results No significant difference was determined in demographic variables among the two groups (p<0.05). In terms of the development of heel pressure injuries, none of the patients in the olive oil and fish oil groups had pressure injuries. Conclusion There were no statistically significant differences in either treatment group related to heel pressure injuries outcomes during the 7 days observed in the study. Additionally, both dressings had the same effects. Further studies are recommended in this regard.
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- Zohreh Karimi
- Department of Operating Room, School of Paramedicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- School of Paramedicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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Silicone Foam Dressing for Prevention of Sacral Deep Tissue Injuries Among Cardiac Surgery Patients. Adv Skin Wound Care 2019; 32:139-142. [PMID: 30801352 DOI: 10.1097/01.asw.0000553111.55505.84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of silicone foam dressings, placed preoperatively, on the incidence of postoperative sacral deep-tissue pressure injuries. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS An uncontrolled before-and-after quality improvement method was used. Within a single, urban academic medical center, consecutively admitted adult cardiac surgery patients were included in the pre- and postintervention groups; only those receiving elective procedures were included. INTERVENTION Nurses applied a sacral silicone foam dressing preoperatively. This dressing was maintained on the patient's sacrum intraoperatively and postoperatively for up to 5 days in the intensive care and step-down units. MAIN RESULTS This project demonstrated a clinically significant decrease (P < .02) in the incidence of postoperative sacral deep-tissue pressure injuries from 2.3% (preintervention, n = 300) to 0% (postintervention, n = 224). These results were sustained for 24 months after the trial was completed. CONCLUSIONS The use of silicone foam dressings may be an effective prophylactic intervention to reduce the incidence of perioperative deep-tissue pressure injuries among cardiac surgery patients, a high-risk population.
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