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Computerized support of pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocols

Authors

Willson D, Ashton C, Wingate N, Goff C, Horn S, Davies M, Buxton R

Journal

Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care

Publication Date

1995

Pages

646-50

HIT Description: Computerized decision support with guidelines. More info...
Purpose of Study: Assess computerized decision support with guidelines for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment.
Years of study: 1994-Not available
Study Design: Pre-Post
Outcomes: Impact on health care effectivness/quality, Other outcome

Summary:

Settings: Nurses at the LDS Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah participated in the study.
Intervention: Computerized protocols with guidelines and alerts for pressure ulcer prevention and treatment protocols.
Evaluation Method: Measures of incidence of pressure ulcers, and nurses' compliance.
Description: The hospital's information system used was the ÒHELP (Health Evaluation through Logical ProcessingÓ, which was modified to add the guidelines, alerts, and the ÒBranden ScaleÓ.
Quality of Care and Patient Safety Outcome: The compliance for appropriate completion of the ÒBranden ScaleÓ by the nurses on the first 50 admissions was 100%, compliance to the treatment protocols improved as well. Preliminary results indicate a significant reduction in the incidence of pressure ulcers.

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