• J Spec Pediatr Nurs · Oct 2013

    Comparative Study

    Under pressure: preventing pressure ulcers in critically ill infants.

    • Christine A Schindler, Theresa A Mikhailov, Susan E Cashin, Shelly Malin, Melissa Christensen, and Jill M Winters.
    • Division of Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
    • J Spec Pediatr Nurs. 2013 Oct 1; 18 (4): 329-41.

    PurposeTo 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 MethodsQuasi-experimental design involving 399 infants 0 to 3 months of age at a large tertiary care medical center.ResultsThe implementation of the care bundle was associated with a significant drop in pressure ulcer incidence from 18.8 to 6.8%.Practice ImplicationsPressure 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.© 2013, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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