Objective: To evaluate the skin microclimate on the heels of patients hospitalized in an intensive care unit, using multi-layer polyurethane foam with silicone compared to transparent polyurethane film. Method: a within-person, parallel, randomized, clinical trial of superiority. Each patient received the experimental intervention (multi-layer polyurethane foam dressing with soft silicone) and the control inter...
Objetivo: avaliar a correlação entre a idade e a temperatura da pele dos calcanhares de indivíduos saudáveis e hospitalizados. Metodologia: trata-se de uma análise secundária de dados parciais de um estudo antes-depois e de um ensaio clínico randomizado (ECR) autocontrolado O primeiro estudo (outubro de 2022) investigou o impacto da aplicação de pressão por 30 minutos no microclima da pele em proeminências ósse...
Recent studies emphasize the significance of skin microclimate in the prevention of pressure injuries (PI). The objective was to evaluate the effect of pressure loading on skin temperature and moisture in the heels of healthy adults. This is a before-and-after study performed at Brazil, in October 2022. Skin temperature (◦C) was measured by an infrared digital thermometer, and skin moisture (%) using electrical...
As lesões por pressão (LP) são danos localizados na pele e/ou tecidos moles subjacentes, geralmente sobre uma proeminência óssea ou relacionada ao uso de dispositivo médico ou a outro artefato. Estudos sobre a temperatura da superfície da pele como parâmetro clínico para a prevenção de LP são uma lacuna no conhecimento produzido. Logo, tem-se como objetivo apresentar dados obtidos pelas pesquisas realizadas pel...
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES; Pressure injury (PI) is a local damage to the underlying skin and/or soft tissues, usually over a bony prominence or related to the use of a medical device or other artifact. The study of PI prevention in surgical patients, in addition to experimental and intervention studies, is a gap in the knowledge produced in postgraduate programs in Braz...
Objetivo: identificar a temperatura da pele de diferentes áreas corporais de idosos hospitalizados em unidade de clínica cirúrgica sem risco de desenvolver lesões por pressão a partir da Escala de Braden. Método: estudo correlacional descritivo, com corte transversal, realizado em unidade de clínica cirúrgica de um hospital universitário de maio a outubro de 2017, com 84 pacientes. Realizada análise estatística...
Objective: to identify the skin temperature of different body areas of elderly inpatients at a surgical clinic unit without risk of developing pressure injuries from the Braden Scale. Method: descriptive correlational study, with cross-sectional design, conducted at a surgical clinic unit of a university hospital from May to October 2017, with 84 patients. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed. Results...
Aim: to identify the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients, who were outpatients from a university hospital in southern Brazil and that had venous ulcers. Method: this is a descriptive and transversal survey conducted in a angiology clinic of a university hospital. Data were collected through form, from 21 patients with venous ulcers, from March to July 2015 and analyzed by means of simple descripti...
Aim: to verify the reproducibility of the Image tool software use for measuring venous ulcers area. Method: reproducibility assessment study of tests conducted in an angiology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in southern Brazil. Patients with venous ulcers were selected, having their ulcers photographed and measured using the above mentioned software. Data were statistically analysed. Results: no diff...
Objective: To analyze the production of theses and dissertations in nursing about the pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocols. Method: This is a narrative review of of literature. The search data was in June 2013, on the theses and dissertations database of Improvement Coordination of Personal Higher Education starting with the question: "What is the academic production from dissertations and theses ...