Patients’ Experiences Using Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Dressing After Infra-Inguinal Vascular SurgeryShow others and affiliations
2022 (English)In: Journal of Patient Experience, E-ISSN 2374-3735, Vol. 9Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The PICO™ dressing utilizes incisional negative pressure wound therapy in reducing surgical site infection after vascular surgery; however, no patient-reported investigations are available. The objective was to explore patient' experiences wearing the PICO™ dressing for 7 days. Nine men and 6 women were interviewed, and analysis was conducted using qualitative content analysis. The PICO™ dressing system was well accepted by most patients. Most prominent problems were fear of dropping the pump to the floor, lack of information, and initial feelings of uncertainty. Four patients who had the PICO™ and standard dressing in opposite groins simultaneously, preferred the PICO™ dressing.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Sage Publications, 2022. Vol. 9
Keywords [en]
surgical site infection, incision, negative pressure wound therapy, patients’ experience, dressing, vascular surgery
National Category
Nursing
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-58242DOI: 10.1177/23743735221112595ISI: 000843310300001PubMedID: 35990777Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85136226682Local ID: GOA;;826365OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-58242DiVA, id: diva2:1688792
Funder
Region Skåne
Note
Patient Experience Research Brief.
2022-08-192022-08-192023-02-13Bibliographically approved