Pressure injury prevention in the perioperative setting: An integrative review

Background: Pressure injury (PI) has a significant impact on patients and their families, and is costly to health care institutions. Perioperative PI remains problematic, although little is reported about current perioperative pressure injury prevention (PIP) strategies. Aim: To identify the key...

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Main Authors: Isabel Wang, Rachel Walker, Brigid Gillespie
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Language:English
Published: Australian College of Perioperative Nurses 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Perioperative Nursing
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Online Access:https://journal.acorn.org.au/index.php/jpn/article/view/262
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description Background: Pressure injury (PI) has a significant impact on patients and their families, and is costly to health care institutions. Perioperative PI remains problematic, although little is reported about current perioperative pressure injury prevention (PIP) strategies. Aim: To identify the key perioperative PIP strategies, following a systematic review of published research, to describe existing gaps in the literature, and to inform the development of subsequent observational study. Design: An integrative literature review method developed by Whittemore and Knafl was used. Method: Research inclusion and exclusion criteria were identified a priori. Six data bases were searched and search terms included pressure ulcer/sore prevention, perioperative, operating room. Two review authors evaluated the quality of the studies using a validated tool, and a third author arbitrated when there was a discrepancy. Agreement between the two rates was measured using an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Findings: Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 270 papers were screened and ten quantitative studies were included. Quality scores ranged from 29 per cent to 89 per cent, resulting in an ICC of 0.955 (95 per cent confidence interval, 0.821 to 0.989, p < 0.0001). Five key PIP strategies were identified, including skin inspection, support surfaces and positioning aids, thermoregulation, medical devices and/or equipment, and interprofessional communication. Conclusions: This review confirmed the scarcity of current evidence of perioperative PIP practice and identified five key perioperative PIP strategies. Most of the reviewed studies focused on one main PIP strategy, and no direct observational studies have been undertaken in relation to perioperative PIP.
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spelling doaj-art-ff556e01731b4a1297085eb305ffd7ce2025-08-20T02:20:09ZengAustralian College of Perioperative NursesJournal of Perioperative Nursing2209-10842209-10922018-12-0131410.26550/2209-1092.1049Pressure injury prevention in the perioperative setting: An integrative reviewIsabel Wang0Rachel Walker1Brigid Gillespie2Griffith UniversityGriffith University, Princess Alexandra HospitalGriffith University, Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service Background: Pressure injury (PI) has a significant impact on patients and their families, and is costly to health care institutions. Perioperative PI remains problematic, although little is reported about current perioperative pressure injury prevention (PIP) strategies. Aim: To identify the key perioperative PIP strategies, following a systematic review of published research, to describe existing gaps in the literature, and to inform the development of subsequent observational study. Design: An integrative literature review method developed by Whittemore and Knafl was used. Method: Research inclusion and exclusion criteria were identified a priori. Six data bases were searched and search terms included pressure ulcer/sore prevention, perioperative, operating room. Two review authors evaluated the quality of the studies using a validated tool, and a third author arbitrated when there was a discrepancy. Agreement between the two rates was measured using an intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). Findings: Based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 270 papers were screened and ten quantitative studies were included. Quality scores ranged from 29 per cent to 89 per cent, resulting in an ICC of 0.955 (95 per cent confidence interval, 0.821 to 0.989, p < 0.0001). Five key PIP strategies were identified, including skin inspection, support surfaces and positioning aids, thermoregulation, medical devices and/or equipment, and interprofessional communication. Conclusions: This review confirmed the scarcity of current evidence of perioperative PIP practice and identified five key perioperative PIP strategies. Most of the reviewed studies focused on one main PIP strategy, and no direct observational studies have been undertaken in relation to perioperative PIP. https://journal.acorn.org.au/index.php/jpn/article/view/262operating roomperioperativepressure injury preventionrisk assessmentpositioning aidssupport surface
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Pressure injury prevention in the perioperative setting: An integrative review
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
operating room
perioperative
pressure injury prevention
risk assessment
positioning aids
support surface
title Pressure injury prevention in the perioperative setting: An integrative review
title_full Pressure injury prevention in the perioperative setting: An integrative review
title_fullStr Pressure injury prevention in the perioperative setting: An integrative review
title_full_unstemmed Pressure injury prevention in the perioperative setting: An integrative review
title_short Pressure injury prevention in the perioperative setting: An integrative review
title_sort pressure injury prevention in the perioperative setting an integrative review
topic operating room
perioperative
pressure injury prevention
risk assessment
positioning aids
support surface
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