Taking the pressure off in the Emergency Department: evaluation of the prophylactic application of a low shear, soft silicon sacral dressing on high risk medical patients

Cubit, Katrina; McNally, Bernadette; Lopez, Violeta

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Taking the pressure off in the Emergency Department: evaluation of the prophylactic application of a low shear, soft silicon sacral dressing on high risk medical patients

Date

2012

Authors

Cubit, Katrina

McNally, Bernadette

Lopez, Violeta

Publisher

Wiley-Blackwell

Abstract

Pressure injuries are key clinical indicators of care standard. In Australia, pressure injuries increase length of hospital stay by 4·31 and cost $285 million annually. This pilot study examined the effectiveness of sacral dressing in reducing the preval