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Preventing pressure injury in open-heart surgical patients: A systematic review.

Hamed TaghilooAbbas EbadiYaser SaeidAlireza Jalali FarahniAtefeh Davoudian
Published in: Health science reports (2023)
Given current evidence, multilayer silicone foam, Care bundle and multiple intervention programs, alternative inflatable head pads, pressure-reducing foam mattresses, and electric bed frames are effective strategies to prevent pressure ulcers. Further investigations are needed to specify the cost-effectiveness of mentioned strategies and RCTs to determine other PIP strategies such as repositioning and mobilization, nutritional supplementation, creams, and co-interventions effects.
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