Effect of Hospital Linens on Unit-Acquired Pressure Injuries for Adults in Medical ICUs: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT: Researchers have shown in laboratory studies that different types of fabrics were associated with changes in skin moisture, friction, shear, and temperature that may predispose patients to pressure injury. There was an association between type of fiber used in hospital linens and pressure injury development in previous clinical studies. We examined if bed linens made from a newly developed synthetic fiber fabric affected occurrence rate, time to development, and severity of unit-acquired pressure injury in critically ill adult inpatients.

Design

Cluster randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Five adult medical ICUs within one quaternary care center in the Midwest United States.

Patients

Patients were assigned to a unit based on bed availability. In total, there were 3,33

SUBMITTER: Montague-McCown M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7909321 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature