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Effectiveness of Pressure Ulcer Prevention Strategies for Adult Patients…
Effectiveness of Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Strategies for Adult Patients in Intensive
Care Units
2-hour-turning and repositioning schedule
repositioning on bed
repositioning out of bed
special mattress
relief pressure
elevate heels
continuous bedside pressure mapping device
provide real-time feedback of optimal body position though a pressure-sensing mat that displays pressure images at a patient's bedside
Tayyib, N., & Coyer, F. (2016). Effectiveness of pressure ulcer prevention strategies for adult patients in intensive care units: A systematic review.
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 13
(6), 432-444. doi:10.1111/wvn.12177
Preventive skin care
Bowel management to control fecal incontinence
Use urinary catheter to prevent urinary incontinence
bathing to maintain clean skin
assessing skin (especially bony prominences)
use silicone form dressing on sacrum and feel area
polarized lights once a day for 10 minutes on the sacral and heel area
Tayyib, N., & Coyer, F. (2016). Effectiveness of pressure ulcer prevention strategies for adult patients in intensive care units: A systematic review.
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 13
(6), 432-444. doi:10.1111/wvn.12177
Nutritional strategies to prevent pressure ulcers
enriched lipid
vitamin A
vitamin C
vitamin E
hydration
educational strategy
reduce risk of pressure ulcers
reinforce the pressure ulcer preventions
Tayyib, N., & Coyer, F. (2016). Effectiveness of pressure ulcer prevention strategies for adult patients in intensive care units: A systematic review.
Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, 13
(6), 432-444. doi:10.1111/wvn.12177