Prophylactic sacral dressings to prevent hospital-acquired pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: A pilot randomised controlled trial

Griffith University0 个研究点目标入组 44 人开始时间: 2020年9月2日最近更新: 2024年7月29日

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•*Aged 18 years and older;
•*Assessed by Intensive Care Unit staff as being at high-risk for Pressure Injury (Research Nurse to confirm eligibility using Waterlow score equal to or greater than 15 AND Braden scale score equal to or less than 13);
•*Anticipated Intensive Care Unit length of stay of 48 hours and longer;
•*Study recruitment occurs within the first 24-hours of the patient’s Intensive Care Unit admission
•*Patient, or their nominated proxy, can provide informed consent.

•*Patient requiring prolonged prone positioning as part of their ongoing care;
•*Patients receiving end-of-life or terminal care;
•*Patients requiring droplet infection control precautions such as patients with COVID-19 infections;
•*Any clinical condition that prevents the patient from being turned as determined by the Intensive Care Unit team;
•*Pre-existing sacral Pressure Injury or other injury/skin condition/allergy;
•*Urinary or faecal incontinence at the time of recruitment;
•*Prescribed sacral topical cream that reduces dressing adherence;
•*Unable to speak or understand English without a hospital interpreter present.

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