Evaluate the effectiveness of the SAFET nursing care bundle in protecting skin from DEvice harm across the liFEspan iN Critical illnEss: The DEFENCE project
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Device-related pressure injuriesSkin - Other skin conditionsInjuries and Accidents - Other injuries and accidentsPublic Health - Health service research
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12624000062527
- Lead Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 5017
Inclusion Criteria
Admitted patients have at least one therapeutic device
Exclusion Criteria
Patient has not been previously enrolled in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The proportion of patients with at least one new ICU device-related pressure injury in the intervention group compared to control /usual care.[The study Research nurses will directly observe all enrolled patients daily for the presence of new ICU device related pressure injuries. The number of patients with at least one new ICU device-related pressure injury divided by the total number of observed patients for the control and intervention periods. During the control and intervention periods. Observations taken daily for the length of the patient admission until trial exit at day 21 or discharge or death.<br>]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method