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"Sub-epidermal moisture versus traditional and visual skin assessments " by Ana Lúcia Martins de Oliveira, Tom O'Connor et al.

OBJECTIVE: To compare the predictive ability of subepidermal moisture (SEM) measurement versus traditional risk assessment and visual skin assessment (VSA) as means of detecting early pressure ulcer (PU) damage development among adults undergoing surgery. METHOD: A non-experimental, comparative, descriptive cohort study design was used. Following ethical approval, participants who had given their informed written consent had their skin assessed over the areas that were weight-bearing during surgery, using VSA and the SEM measurement. Visual PUs were graded according to the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel ulcer grading system. Assessments took place preoperatively, then daily on the ward, beginning on day one postoperatively and continuing for three days or until discharge. RESULTS: Of the 231 participants, who had a mean age of 57.50 years, 55.8% (n=129) were male. The most common comorbidity was cardiology/vascular (n=42; 18.2%). Just ....

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