Spinal immobilization in unconscious patients Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning
Conditions
Interventions
Two different support devices designed for prehospital trauma care are tested: a standard long spineboard (Ferno-Washington, Wilmington, OH), and a prototype soft-layered long spineboard (Technovas, M
Sponsors
Maastricht University Medical Center (Netherlands)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18 or older 2. Enlisted for abdominal wall herniation repair under general aneasthetics at our Day Surgery facility 3. Expected surgery duration of less than two hours
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of pressure ulcers, pain other than related to the abdominal wall herniation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tissue-interface pressures in mmHg, as measured by an Xsensor 9612 pressure mapping mat. Tissue-interface pressures are measured continuously for the whole time the patient lies on the device. Analyses are done on average tissue-interface pressures during the first minute, 15th minute and last minute of the measurement. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Redness of the back. This is visually judged prior to surgery, when the patient is in the waiting room of the Day Surgery facility; and directly after surgery when the patient is transferred from the device to the recovery bed. At both time points a photo is taken for judgement by the second judge. 2. Pain is assessed when the patient is in the waiting room of the Day Surgery facility, and 2 hours after surgery, using a 10-point VAS with 0=no pain and 10=worst pain imaginable. Specifically the patient is asked to judge pain on the scapulae, upper back, lower back, buttocks and heels. The patient is asked to disregard any pain from the abdominal wall herniation or from the surgery. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed