Open AccessSoft silicone foam dressing is more effective than polyurethane film dressing for preventing intraoperatively acquired pressure ulcers in spinal surgery patients: the Border Operating room Spinal Surgery ( BOSS ) trial in Japan
Author(s) -
Yoshimura Mine,
Ohura Norihiko,
Tanaka Junko,
Ichimura Shoichi,
Kasuya Yusuke,
Hotta Oruto,
Kagaya Yu,
Sekiyama Takuya,
Tannba Mitsuko,
Suzuki Nao
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/iwj.12696
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , silicone , confidence interval , soft tissue , spinal surgery , chemistry , organic chemistry
Preventing intraoperatively acquired pressure ulcers ( IAPUs ) in patients undergoing spinal surgery in the prone position using a Relton‐Hall frame is challenging. We investigated the efficacy of soft silicone foam dressings in preventing IAPUs . A prospective dual‐center sham study was conducted among patients undergoing elective spinal surgery in a general hospital and a university hospital in Japan. The incidence of IAPUs that developed when soft silicone foam dressings and polyurethane film dressings were used was compared on two sides in the same patient. IAPUs developed on the chest in 11 of 100 patients (11%). Polyurethane film dressings were associated with a significantly higher rate of IAPUs than soft silicone foam dressings (11 versus 3, P = 0·027). A multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that a diastolic blood pressure of <50 mmHg ( P = 0·025, OR 3·74, 95% confidence interval [ CI ] 1·18–13·08) and the length of surgery (by 1 hour: P = 0·038, OR 1·61, 95% CI 1·03–2·64) were independently associated with the development of IAPUs . The use of soft silicone foam dressings reduced the risk of IAPUs ( P = 0·019, OR 0·23, 95% CI 0·05–0·79) and was more effective than film dressings for preventing IAPUs in spinal surgery patients.