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June 18, 2024Intensive and Critical Care NursingOpen Access

Prophylactic dressings to prevent sacral pressure injuries in adult patients admitted to intensive care units: A three-arm feasibility randomized controlled trial

Sharon Latimer Rachel Walker Wendy Chaboyer Lukman Thalib Fiona Coyer Jodie Deakin Brigid M Gillespie

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Abstract

Pressure injuries in intensive care patients are a safety issue. Specialized foam sacral prophylactic dressings prevent pressure injuries with several products available for clinicians to choose from.

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Latimer et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e643ceb6db6435875d4e0f https://doi.org/10.1016/j.iccn.2024.103746

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