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Study aim
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Determination of the effect of almond oil on the prevention of bed sore in patients admitted to Intensive Care Units
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Design
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In this study, 86 patients with a Braden score of 18 or less were admitted to Besat Hospital in Hamadan. They were randomly assigned to three groups of placebo and intervention and control, and each group assigned a code.
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Settings and conduct
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The field of prevention is studying in the regions of the scapula, sacrum and heel of the patients admitted to ICU in Besat Hospital of Hamadan. Qualified individuals are randomly divided into 3 groups of control and intervention and placebo. Bleeding is done in the subjects studied and evaluated by the study. Patients do not know the type of substance they receive and the evaluator is not aware of the studied groups.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Entry Requirement: Acquiring Braden score, having no compression ulcers, aged over 18 and under the age of 85, the presence of skin problems, lack of susceptibility to almonds and their products, absence of diabetes history, hemodynamic status stability
Non-compliance condition: Any allergy resulting from the use of almond oil, patient dissatisfaction or legal guardianship, patient transfer to another center, patient's death
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Intervention groups
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In this study, almond oil was used in intervention group pressure areas and placebo was used in placebo group pressure areas. The control group, along with the control and intervention group, receives only routine care.
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Main outcome variables
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Prevention of compression scars using almond oil in compression areas