Key result
Interviews with surgical staff identified critical design requirements and product design specifications for a new device to monitor and alleviate pressure injuries during spinal surgery.
Why the study?
Monitoring and alleviating pressure injuries is currently not possible during lengthy spinal and orthopaedic surgeries, especially if a patient requires x-rays.
Cross-Sectional
Interviews with surgical staff identified critical design requirements for a new device to monitor and alleviate pressure injuries during lengthy spinal and orthopaedic surgeries.
Highlights unmet needs for pressure-injury devices in spinal surgery; leaves open feasibility, prototyping, and clinical validation.
The development of pressure injuries (PIs) is a common complication arising during surgery. Monitoring and alleviating PIs is currently not possible during lengthy spinal and orthopaedic surgeries, especially if a patient requires x-rays. We interviewed surgical staff to gain an understanding of attitudes regarding current methods and approaches for the management of PIs to allow the development of new devices based on staff feedback. Interviewees provided insights regarding the possible design of a new device used to monitor and alleviate pressure injuries in a surgical environment. From the interviews we derived key themes, including current devices/systems, current risk assessment/scales, and design considerations. As a result, we identified critical design requirements and an appropriate product design specification.
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Sizer et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Pressure injuries during spinal and orthopaedic surgeries. Interviews regarding pressure injury management was evaluated on Key themes including current devices/systems, risk assessment/scales, and design considerations. Interviews with surgical staff identified critical design requirements and product design specifications for a new device to monitor and alleviate pressure injuries during spinal surgery.
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