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Effect of Evidence Based Practices Guidelines on Immobilized Orthopedic Patients' Outcome regarding Pressure Ulcers

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Pressure ulcers are common health problems that represent a nursing and social burden. Mortality risk in a patient with pressure ulcer is two to six times greater than this in a patient with intact skin. Aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of implementing evidence based practices guidelines on immobilized orthopedic Patients' Outcome regarding Pressure Ulcers. Method: Quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct this study in orthopedic unit at Benha University Hospital. A purposive sample of sixty adult patients was recruited in this study, divided equally into study and control groups. Two tools were used for data collection. Tool I; Comprehensive skin assessment sheet and tool II; Braden Risk Assessment Scale. Results: There was statistically significant difference between the study and control groups regarding Patients' Outcome regarding pressure ulcers post-implementation of evidence based practices guidelines. On the other hand, orthopedic immobilized patients who received routine nursing care developed several and higher stages of pressure ulcers.  Conclusion: Implementation of evidence based practices guidelines was highly effective in improving orthopedic immobilized patients' outcome regarding pressure ulcers as compared with orthopedic immobilized patients who received routine nursing care. Recommendations: Evidence based practices guidelines for prevention of pressure ulcers should effectively be implemented for orthopedic immobilized patients who are assessed as being at pressure ulcers risk. 

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10.21608/ejhc.2022.231792

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Evidence Based Practices Guidelines, Patients' Outcome, Pressure ulcers, Immobilized patients

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Mohamed Mahmoud

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Lecturers of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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Sobhy Omran

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Lecturers of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt

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13

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2

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32569

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2022-06-01

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2022-04-18

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2022-06-01

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545

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560

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1687-9546

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3009-6766

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Egyptian Journal of Health Care

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Effect of Evidence Based Practices Guidelines on Immobilized Orthopedic Patients' Outcome regarding Pressure Ulcers

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22 Jan 2023