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Pressure Ulcers in Knee Replacement Surgery

NCT03039153 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 565

Last updated 2018-08-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

From the point of view of nursing to know exactly the different risk factors for the onset of pressure ulcers is very important as it allows to accurately orient preventive care interventions.

All the variable that could influence the development of pressure ulcer in patients undergoing knee replacement surgery are identified and collected: age, sex, body max index, risk to develop Pressure Ulcer (braden score), treatment to prevent pressure ulcers (typology of the devices used, such as air mattresses with alternating or static pressure, heel drains, frequency of mobilization carried out by both the patient care), management of eventual incontinence (use of diapers, urinary catheter), type of anesthesia, type of analgesia, length of stay, the ASA physical status classification system (ASA score), comorbidity, cancer, use of devices for controlling the position of the operated limb (foam valve), the number of physical therapy sessions actually carried out.

Conditions

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gianfranco Ferrarelli, RN · Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-21
Primary Completion
2017-12-13
Completion
2017-12-13

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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