Visscher, 2015 25 premature infants’ with feeding difficulties demonstrated improved sleep organization, total sleep time, and modulation of arousals with use of a conformational positioner. Conformational ...
Accorda , 2015 Pediatric patients better tolerated the BiPAP mask when cushioned by a prophylactic foam dressing. The dressing also absorbed moisture and shear as well as redistributed pressure under ...
Turner, 2014 Candidas infection under the tracheostomy plate in a cushionoid newborn resolved with use of a silver transfer silicone dressing. #Evidence #Pressure-Injury-Prevention #Medical-Device ...
Tamburino, 2014 A 50% sacral HAPI rate in high-risk left ventricular (VAD) patients was reduced to 11% with application of a sacral prophylactic dressing. #Evidence #Pressure-Injury-Prevention ...
Ordona, 2014 Device-related HAPI which averaged 4 per quarter in 2012 were reduced to 2 in the first quarter of 2013 using silicone foam dressings to cushion between the device and skin. #Evidence ...
Kalowes II, 2014 Application of a foam prophylactic dressing reduced device-related pressure injuries from: 0.06% incidence of stage 3+ HAPU's/ 1000 patient days to zero in pediatrics, and from 0.28% ...
Kuo, 2013 An11.8% incidence of peristomal breakdown in 94 tracheostomies that didn't receive a prophylactic dressing compared to a zero incidence in the 41 tracheostomies that had a silver foam dressing ...
An 8.1% incidence of device-related HAPI reduced to 0.3% and the percentage of tracheostomy patient days related to the ulcers decreased from 12.5% to 0.2% in this pediatric study #Evidence #Pressure-Injury-Prevention ...