| Taking the pressure off in the Emergency Department: evaluation of the prophylactic application of a low shear, soft silicon sacral dressing on high risk medical patients. | |
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PMID: 22672730 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Pressure injuries are key clinical indicators of care standard. In Australia, pressure injuries increase length of hospital stay by 4·31 and cost $285 million annually. This pilot study examined the effectiveness of sacral dressing in reducing the prevalence of pressure injuries in older, high-risk patients. A non randomised one-sample experimental design was used in this study comprising of four phases. Of the 51 patients recruited to the study, one patient developed a sacral pressure injury compared to six patients identified in a known group with similar demographics who were not approached to participate in the study. The results indicated that patients in the known group were 5·4 times more likely to develop a pressure injury than the intervention group. Findings suggest that applying a protective sacral dressing with a low shear backing as part of a simple standardised prevention injury prevention regime commencing in the Emergency Department was beneficial in the prevention of pressure injury in older 'at high risk' medical patients. |
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Katrina Cubit; Bernadette McNally; Violeta Lopez |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-6-5 |
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Title: International wound journal Volume: - ISSN: 1742-481X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jun |
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Created Date: 2012-6-7 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101230907 Medline TA: Int Wound J Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2012 The Authors. International Wound Journal © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and Medicalhelplines.com Inc. |
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K Cubit, RN, BN (Hons), PhD, MRCNA, Learning and Development Unit, Calvary Health Care ACT, Bruce, Australia B McNally, RN, Dip. HSc., BN, Grad Cert STN, Grad Dip Nsg (Community Nursing), MEd&Wk, MNurs (Adv Pract), Clinical Nurse Consultant, Wound Management and Quality Support, Calvary Health Care ACT, Bruce, Australia V Lopez, RN, MNA, MPET, PhD, FRCNA, Research Centre for Nursing and Midwifery, Australian National University, Medical School, Woden, Australia. |
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