A pressure injury over the sacrum requires a comprehensive physical assessment to determine which surfaces it comes into contact with and what activities may cause friction or shear on the …

2024年4月1日 · When exploring the skin microclimate at the sacrum, standard foam mattresses were associated with an increased subepidermal oedema PI risk; while increased sacral …

A rare case of an intractable sacral PI complicated by retroperitoneal abscess was successfully managed in an immunocompromised patient. Notably, NPWT with saline irrigation was useful …

Prophylactic dressings are used to prevent sacral pressure injuries (PIs) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Bedside clinicians are responsible for selecting these dressings despite the …

2024年4月28日 · This study aimed to evaluate the impact of shear stress on surgery-related sacral pressure injury (PI) after laparoscopic colorectal surgery performed in the lithotomy …

2024年6月3日 · Physical examination demonstrates a 3- by 4-cm oval wound on the sacrum that is pink and with partial-thickness skin loss. What is the best initial management of this …

2021年12月1日 · This implied that patients with a lower PI are likely to have a tall pelvis, associated with a straighter sacrum (Fig. 2). This may be related to the need for congruency …

Methods: Using a two-arm pilot randomised feasibility trial design, we randomly allocated adult ICU patients to the Mepilex® Border Sacrum dressing or AllevynTMLife Sacrum dressing plus …

When the pelvis of humans is held in anatomical position, greater PI indicates increased sacral inclination (the angle between the posterior wall of the first sacral vertebra and the vertical...

Sitting with posterior pelvic tilt and shearing forces from sliding forward in the wheelchair can contribute to a sacral PI. In addition to the wheelchair seat and backrest, this posture can also …