Effectiveness of interventions to prevent pressure injury in adults admitted to acute hospital settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Prophylactic sacral protective dressings' effect on preventing pressure injury: A meta‐analysis

“…This was suggested in other meta-analyses, which showed a similar effect of prophylactic sacral protective dressings on preventing pressure injury. [11][12][13][14][15] This requires further investigation and explanation because no clear rationale was found to explain these results. Well-designed studies are also needed to assess the factors including the combination of different ages, gender, and ethnicity, because our meta-analysis study could not answer whether these factors are associated with the results.…”

“…4 Numerous meta-analyses have examined the efficacy of prophylactically applied protective dressings. [11][12][13][14][15] A 2013 Cochrane review of prophylactic use of soft silicone foam dressings showed a decrease in pressure injury frequency in numerous studies, with inadequate indication because of the low quality of the comprised studies. 16 In an update to this meta-analysis, the indication was of very low and low graded for high risk of bias and high inaccuracy.…”

“…However, in the clinical setting, these dressings are often used prophylactically for subjects at high risk of pressure injury, especially critically ill subjects, 10 and are suggested for subject transport circumstances as a real notice to health care professionals about pressure injury inhibition 4 . Numerous meta‐analyses have examined the efficacy of prophylactically applied protective dressings 11‐15 . A 2013 Cochrane review of prophylactic use of soft silicone foam dressings showed a decrease in pressure injury frequency in numerous studies, with inadequate indication because of the low quality of the comprised studies 16 .…”

Risk factors for heel pressure injury in cardiovascular intensive care unit patients

“…A recent systematic review and meta‐analysis by Lovegrove et al investigated nine interventions: continence management, heel protection devices, medication, nutrition, positioning, prophylactic dressings, support surfaces, topical preparations, and bundled interventions. Only support surface, heel protection device demonstrated a significant effect 19 …”

“…Only support surface, heel protection device demonstrated a significant effect. 19 In this study, we aimed to identify the risk factors for HPI among cardiovascular intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Many studies have investigated intrinsic and extrinsic factors of HPI, but few studies have been conducted on the relationship with special medical treatment like ECMO.…”