The Effect of Support Surfaces on the Incidence of Pressure Injuries in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Joint Authors
Bueno de Camargo, Wesley Henrique
Pereira, Rita de Cassia
Tanita, Marcos T.
Heko, Lidiane
Grion, Isadora C
Festti, Josiane
Mezzaroba, Ana Luiza
Carvalho Grion, Cintia Magalhães
Source
Critical Care Research and Practice
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-12-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To analyze whether a viscoelastic mattress support surface can reduce the incidence of stage 2 pressure injuries compared to a standard hospital mattress with pyramidal overlay in critically ill patients.
Method.
A randomized clinical trial with intention-to-treat analysis was carried out recruiting patients with Braden scale ≤14 on intensive care unit admission from April 2016 to April 2017.
Patients were allocated into two groups: intervention group (viscoelastic mattress) and control group (standard mattress with pyramidal overlay).
The level of significance adopted was 5%.
Results.
A total of 62 patients were included in the study.
There was a predominance of males (53%) and the mean age was 67.9 (SD 18.8) years.
There were no differences in clinical or severity characteristics between the patients in the control group and the intervention group.
Pressure injuries occurred in 35 patients, with a median time of 7 days (ITQ 4–10) from admission.
The frequency of pressure injuries was higher in the control group (80.6%) compared to the intervention group (32.2%; p<0.001).
Conclusions.
Viscoelastic support surfaces reduced the incidence of pressure injuries in moderate or higher risk critically ill patients when compared to pyramidal support surfaces.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bueno de Camargo, Wesley Henrique& Pereira, Rita de Cassia& Tanita, Marcos T.& Heko, Lidiane& Grion, Isadora C& Festti, Josiane…[et al.]. 2018. The Effect of Support Surfaces on the Incidence of Pressure Injuries in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Critical Care Research and Practice،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130425
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bueno de Camargo, Wesley Henrique…[et al.]. The Effect of Support Surfaces on the Incidence of Pressure Injuries in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Critical Care Research and Practice No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130425
American Medical Association (AMA)
Bueno de Camargo, Wesley Henrique& Pereira, Rita de Cassia& Tanita, Marcos T.& Heko, Lidiane& Grion, Isadora C& Festti, Josiane…[et al.]. The Effect of Support Surfaces on the Incidence of Pressure Injuries in Critically Ill Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Critical Care Research and Practice. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1130425
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1130425