Comparıson Of The Effect Of Sılıcone And Acrylıc Medıcal Adhesıve Tapes On Skın İnjury In Fıxatıon Of The Nasogastrıc Tube
Comparıson Of The Effect Of Sılıcone And Acrylıc Medıcal Adhesıve Tapes On Skın İnjury In Fıxatıon Of The Nasogastrıc Tube
This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted to compare the effects of silicone and acrylic medical adhesive tapes on medical-adhesive related skin injury in the fixation of nasogastric tubes in patients being monitored in intensive care.
This randomized controlled experimental study was conducted to compare the effects of silicone and acrylic medical adhesive tapes on medical-adhesive related skin injury in the fixation of nasogastric tubes in patients being monitored in intensive care.
The population of the research consisted of patients with nasogastric tubes who were hospitalized in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit of Ege University Hospital (Health Practice and Research Center) between the dates of 01.06.2022 and 31.12.2023. The sample of the study consisted of 76 patients who were hospitalized in the Neurology Intensive Care Unit during this date range, had a nasogastric tube inserted, complied with the limitations of the study and agreed to participate in the study. Patients were stratified according to their age groups and assigned to experimental and control groups by block randomisation technique.
The nasogastric tube of the patients in the control group was fixed with acrylic medical adhesive tape which is used in routine practice, and the nasogastric tube of the patients in the experimental group was fixed with silicone medical adhesive tape. Starting from these condday following the nasogastric tube insertion, the medical adhesive tape that enables the fixation of the nasogastric tube was removed by wetting it with a sterile tampon impregnated with distilled water, and the patient's nasal skin was observed for 10 minutes each time, during 7 days for the presence of erythema, edema, denudation, dryness, infection, and vesicles. Then, the same medical adhesive tape was applied again and the tube was fixed. The data were analyzed in SPSS 25.0 program. Mann-Whitney U test, Pearson Chi-square test and Fisher's Exact probability test were used to analyze the data. The nasogastric tube of the patients in the control group was fixed with acrylic medical adhesive tape which is used in routine practice, and the nasogastric tube of the patients in the experimental group was fixed with silicone medical adhesive tape.
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