Preventing Pressure Injuries in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery

Background：Pressure injuries (PI) are one of the common comorbidities in surgery, meaning PI that occurs immediately after surgery or within hours to 3 days after surgery. The incidence of PI in spine surgery is about 5% \~ 66%. Purpose：Comparison of the difference in pressure injury rates positioning device cotton roll-coated viscoelastic polymer pads versus viscoelastic polymer pads for pressure injuries undergoing lumbar spine surgery Methods：This experimental study used a split-body design with random assignment to compare the pressure-reducing effects of different materials on a patient's body contact points with a positioning device. The experimental group used a Relton-Hall prone frame with cotton roll-coated 3 cm viscoelastic polymer pads, while the control group used a Relton-Hall prone frame with a viscoelastic polymer pads.