IN BED TECHNOLOGIES FOR EARLY DETECTION OF PRESSURE INJURIES SYSTEMATIC
Aggeliki Vandorou, Georgios Vasilopoulos, Georgia Fasoi, Ioannis Kalemikerakis, Martha Kelesi
Friday, October 1, 2021
Publication year:
2021
Authors:
- Vandorou Aggeliki, Postgraduate program: Treatment and care of wounds and ulcers
- Vasilopoulos Georgios, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, Department of Nursing, Athens University of Applied Sciences, Greece
- Fasoi Georgia, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Athens, Greece
- Kalemikerakis Ioannis, 2. Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Caring Professions, Department of Nursing, Athens University of Applied Sciences, Greece
- Kelesi Martha, Professor, Department of Nursing, University of West Attika
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Pages: 239-251
Abstract:
Introduction: Pressure injuries in the hospital burden the organizational resources and negatively affect the quality of life of patients. The purpose of this study was to review the use of bedside technologies for the early detection of pressure injuries, which include pressure-related erythema erythematosus (PrBE), non-erythematous pressure-related erythema (PrNBE), and deep tissue injuries (DTPI). Methodology: This paper is a systematic review of the PubMed online database. Original studies published in the last decade in English were included. Results: A total of 9 studies were found representing a variety of technologies, including ultrasound (n=3), thermography (n = 3), measurement of subcutaneous moisture (n=2) and spectrophotometry and Doppler laser (n = 1). Hypodermic moisture measurement provided the most consistent capabilities in the timely detection of pressure injuries. Conclusions: The data provided in this systematic review support the use of subcutaneous moisture measuring devices as effective tools for early injury detection. However, more technology research is needed to support the use of existing and emerging devices to detect pressure injuries.
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