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Effect of Pressure Injury Prevention Guides Used In a Pediatric Intensive Care

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  • Gülzade Uysal
  • Duygu Sönmez Düzkaya
  • Tülay Yakut
  • Gülçin Bozkurt

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The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a pressure injury prevention guide used in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) on the occurrence of pressure injuries. The design is a pre-post intervention with a control group and a prospective intervention group. Pressure injuries occurred on 9.4% of children in the nontreatment group, and in 3.6% of children in the treatment group. There was a statistically significant difference in the occurrence of pressure injuries between the nontreatment group and the treatment group ( p = .033). The average Braden Q pressure injury score was 12.20 ± 2.280 at the beginning of the intensive care hospitalization, and 13.73 ± 3.312 at discharge in the treatment group ( p

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  • Gülzade Uysal & Duygu Sönmez Düzkaya & Tülay Yakut & Gülçin Bozkurt, 2020. "Effect of Pressure Injury Prevention Guides Used In a Pediatric Intensive Care," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 29(4), pages 249-255, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:29:y:2020:i:4:p:249-255
    DOI: 10.1177/1054773818817696
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