The Effect of Multilayer Silicone Foam compared to Transparent Film in Pressure Injury Prevention on Heels Due to the Surgical Positio

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: pressure ulcer; C17.800.893.665

• Registration Number: RBR-5gkng5
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-10-25
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

patients hospitalized at the Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria during the preoperative period of elective surgery of digestive or cardiac specialty; age equal to or greater than 18 years; evaluated for follow-up at least 12 hours before the surgical procedure by the researcher or research assistants; with the heels pair intact until the second evaluation (preoperative in the surgical center)

Exclusion Criteria

American Society of Anesthesiologists score = VI; pregnant or suspected pregnancy; with impaired verbal communication without an accompanying person, or altered level of consciousness without an accompanying person; lower limb amputation; fracture in one of the lower limbs in use of skeletal traction or external fixator, plaster, dressing that forbid access to heels; surgical procedure performed exclusively in the prone position

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified