Journal article
The cost-benefit of using soft silicone multilayered foam dressings to prevent sacral and heel pressure ulcers in trauma and critically ill patients: A within-trial analysis of the Border Trial
N Santamaria, W Liu, M Gerdtz, S Sage, J Mccann, A Freeman, T Vassiliou, S Devincentis, AW Ng, E Manias, J Knott, D Liew
International Wound Journal | Published : 2015
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12160
Abstract
Little is known about the cost-benefit of soft silicone foam dressings in pressure ulcer (PU) prevention among critically ill patients in the emergency department (ED) and intensive care unit (ICU). A randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of soft silicone foam dressings in preventing sacral and heel PUs was undertaken among 440 critically ill patients in an acute care hospital. Participants were randomly allocated either to an intervention group with prophylactic dressings applied to the sacrum and heels in the ED and changed every 3 days in the ICU or to a control group with standard PU prevention care provided during their ED and ICU stay. The results showed a significant redu..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors would like to acknowledge the support of Molnlycke Healthcare that provided a research grant and the dressings for this project. Molnlycke Healthcare was not involved in data collection, analysis of this project or in the preparation of this manuscript. The authors also thank the staff members and patients of the Emergency Department and the Intensive Care Unit of the participating hospital and Ms Sue White.