The Effectiveness of Two Nursing Programs on the Surgery-related Pressure Injury

The Effectiveness of Two Nursing Programs on the Surgery-Related Pressure Injury in Surgery Patients

Introduction: This study was to compare the differences in the incidence, grade, and time of surgery-related pressure injuries between the two interventions; and describe the locations of surgery-related pressure injuries between the two interventions.

Methods: This study adopted a true experimental research design with a convenience sampling method from the operating rooms of a teaching hospital in a northern region. The experimental group was randomly assigned by block to receive intervention A (full bed silicone mattress plus other measures), and the control group received intervention B (full bed silicone mattress plus usual care). Measurements include basic personal attributes, risk factors, grade, time, and location of occurrence related to surgery-related pressure injuries.

Inclusion Criteria:

• 20 and more years old
• Over 4 hours lying flat on the operating table (eg., orthognathic surgery, microtia reconstruction surgery, etc.)
• Those who are conscious clearly and can communicate in Mandarin and Taiwanese
• Those with agree to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those whose skin is red, swollen, hot, painful, redness, rash, purple spots, bruising, scaly skin, damaged, etc.
• Refuse to participate in the study