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Prevention of skin lesions due to positioning during surgery

Prevention of skin lesions by surgical positioning: randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-66nq5z
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-12-27
Start date
2020-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pressure Ulcer, Patient Positioning

Interventions

Experimental group (n=85): In the intraoperative period, before the beginning of the surgical anesthetic procedure, the patients will be positioned supine on the conventional operating table (Barrfab®
40 cm long x 44 cm wide x 7 cm thick
8 cm long x 44 cm wide x 7 cm thick. Control group (n=85): In the intraoperative period, prior to the beginning of the anesthetic procedure, patients will be positioned supine on a conventional opera
Device
E02.760.731.500

Sponsors

Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro
Lead Sponsor
Programa de Pós-Graduação strictu sensu em Atenção à Saúde
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who are in preoperative elective surgery, lasting longer than 120 minutes and supine dorsal position.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who present skin lesion in the preoperative evaluation; patients unable to measure weight and height; local anesthesia; ASA IV and V and / or have limb amputation; change in decubitus during the surgical procedure or intraoperative complications (death or severe hypotension).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Decrease in the occurrence of injury due to surgical positioning after the use of density sealed foam pads 33 in the occipital, sacral and calcaneal region intraoperatively, by postoperative inspection of the skin.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Classification of skin lesion types by surgical positioning using the Postoperative Skin Lesion Classification Scale, recommended by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP)

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMaria Helena Barbosa

Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

mhelena331@hotmail.com+55-034-3700-6606

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)