Journal
INTERNATIONAL WOUND JOURNAL
Volume 10, Issue 5, Pages 579-584Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01025.x
Keywords
Older person; Pressure injury; Sacral
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- Molnlycke Health Care
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Pressure injuries are key clinical indicators of care standard. In Australia, pressure injuries increase length of hospital stay by 431 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 54 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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