Authors
Cristiana Forni, Domenica Gazineo, Elisabetta Allegrini, Tatiana Bolgeo, Anna Brugnolli, Federica Canzan, Paolo Chiari, Andrea Evangelista, Anna Maria Grugnetti, Giuseppina Grugnetti, Monica Guberti, Maria Matarese, Elisabetta Mezzalira, Lara Pierboni, Letizia Prosperi, Barbara Sofritti, Cristina Tovazzi, Silvia Vincenzi, Paola Zambiasi, Carlotta Zoffoli, Elisa Ambrosi, Fabiola Bandi, Manuela Batani, Giovanna Bertin, Luana Bianchi, Monica Carmagnini, Silvia Cedioli, Stefano Colognese, Consuelo Morena, Fabio D'Alessandro, Mirella Fontana, Ludovica Galassi, Monica Gridelli, Paola Magnani, Mattia Morri, Barbara Ortolani, Maurizio Scialla, Pamela Stanga, Paola Toselli, Sarah Zanelli
Publication date
2022/3/1
Journal
International Journal of Nursing Studies
Volume
127
Pages
104172
Publisher
Pergamon
Description
Background
There is need for improvement in effective pressure ulcers preventive strategies.
Objective
To study whether a multi-layer silicone-adhesive polyurethane foam dressing shaped for the sacrum prevents PUs development in addition to standard PU preventive care for at-risk hospitalized patients.
Design
Open-label, parallel group, multi-center randomized controlled trial.
Participants and setting
709 in-hospital patients at risk for pressure ulcers from 25 medical, surgical, and intensive care units of 12 Italian hospitals.
Methods
A multi-layer silicone-adhesive polyurethane foam was applied to the sacrum in addition to standard PUs preventive care in the intervention group. In the control group, standard preventive care alone, including systematic pressure ulcer risk assessment, skin assessment three times per day, routine positioning every 4 h, use of active support surface as appropriate, and incontinence skin …
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