Premature babies with a gestational age of 28 to 32 weeks hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit with pressure ulcers caused by medical procedures..
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: After determining the pressure ulcer score based on PUSH tool and recording it in the data collection form and completing newborns' demographic characteristics ques
Sponsors
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
1 Days to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Gestational age 28 to 32 weeks Hospitalization in one of the NICU departments 1, 2 of Al-Zahra Hospital The presence of a pressure ulcer that needs treatment (score at least 3 based on the PUSH tool) The written order of the attending physician to carry out the medication orders
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of congenital/autoimmune skin problems such as lupus erythematosus or neonatal ichthyosis 2. Existence of skin sensitivities that cause skin irritation or ointment application, which is medically prohibited. 3. Babies admitted from other centers with previous skin irritations
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The time required for the healing of pressure ulcers in premature babies caused by medical procedures. Timepoint: Examining the rate of wound healing in two groups up to 7 days every 24 hours using the PUSH tool. Method of measurement: Using Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactRoya Saboohi Khamneh
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed