Table 3.
Securement device outcomes (n=48)
| Standard Care | ISD | TA | SSD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group size | 11 (23%) | 12 (25%) | 12 (25%) | 13 (27%) |
| Product purchase costs a | $5.12–$6.02 | $9.27 | $17.57–$18.47 | $8.60–$12.32 |
| Patients with dressing changes | 10 (91%) | 8 (67%) | 7 (58%) | 13 (100%) |
| Time to first change (hours) b, c | 79.6 (60.8–104) |
95.1 (56.1–146) |
37.0 (11.2–177) |
61.1 (35.4–111) |
| Reasons for first change:d | ||||
| routine | 1 (10%) | 2 (25%) | 3 (42%) | 3 (8%) |
| lifting | 7 (70%) | 2 (25%) | 2 (29%) | 2 (15%) |
| sweating | 1 (10%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| leakage | 2 (20%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (8%) |
| skin reaction | 1 (10%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bleeding | 6 (60%) | 4 (50%) | 3 (43%) | 8 (61%) |
| other | 1 (10%) | 2 (25%) | 1 (14%) | 0 |
| Non-routine changes | 17 | 10 | 4 | 25 |
| Reasons for non-routine changes: d | ||||
| lifting | 10 (59%) | 2 (20%) | 2 (50%) | 8 (32%) |
| sweating | 1 (6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| leakage | 3 (18%) | 0 | 0 | 1(4%) |
| skin reaction | 1 (6%) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| bleeding | 8 (47%) | 6 (60%) | 3 (74%) | 15 (60%) |
| other | 6 (35%) | 4 (40%) | 1 (25%) | 4 (16%) |
n (%) shown unless otherwise noted
ISD Integrated securement dressing, TA tissue adhesive, SSD Suture-less securement device, BPU bordered polyurethane dressing
a in Australian dollars according to local hospital prices 2016
b median, 25th and 75th percentiles shown
c excluding when initial securing device did not get replaced
d Participants could have more than one reason