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Under pressure: preventing pressure ulcers in critically ill infants
Author(s) -
Schindler Christine A.,
Mikhailov Theresa A.,
Cashin Susan E.,
Malin Shelly,
Christensen Melissa,
Winters Jill M.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/jspn.12043
Subject(s) - medicine , critically ill , incidence (geometry) , psychological intervention , intensive care medicine , pediatric intensive care unit , neonatal intensive care unit , tertiary care , intensive care unit , bundle , pressure injury , critical care nursing , pediatrics , emergency medicine , nursing , health care , physics , materials science , optics , economics , composite material , economic growth
Purpose To determine whether a pressure ulcer prevention bundle was associated with a significant reduction in pressure ulcer development in infants in the pediatric intensive care unit. Design and Methods Quasi‐experimental design involving 399 infants 0 to 3 months of age at a large tertiary care medical center. Results The implementation of the care bundle was associated with a significant drop in pressure ulcer incidence from 18.8 to 6.8%. Practice Implications Pressure ulcers can be prevented in the most vulnerable patients with the consistent implementation of evidence‐based interventions and system supports to assist nurses with the change in practice.