Sacral Skin Temperature and Pressure Ulcer Development: A Descriptive Study
Articles > Article · 2019
Authors: Ilkin Yilmaz, Ülkü GÜNEŞ
Wound Management & Prevention, International, WoS, 2019, vol 65, pp 30-37
Summary
Existing evidence is inadequate to assume increased skin temperature is a risk factor for the development of pressure ulcers (PUs). PURPOSE: The purpose of this prospective, descriptive study was to examine the relationship between sacral skin temperature and PU development. METHODS: test, one-way analysis of variance test, Pearson product-moment correlation analysis, and Spearman's rank-order correlation analysis were used for data analysis. RESULTS: = .000). No statistically significant differences in sacral skin temperatures were found for any of the of the other variables assessed. CONCLUSION: Sacral skin temperatures were not statistically different between ICU patients who did and did not develop a PU. Additional research may help increase understanding of the relationship between skin temperature and PU development.