Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injuries and Associated Risk Factors in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

CONCLUSIONS:
Researchers concluded that MARSI is common in the PICU. Skin stripping and skin tear were the most common types, and the face was the most vulnerable site for MARSI, typically attributable to the cloth tape used to affix tracheal intubation. Careful attention should be paid to children with identified risk factors (females, age 2 years or younger, longer hospital stays, edema, infection, or surgery).

Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - March 21, 2019 Category: Dermatology Tags: FEATURES: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research