Effect of Nursing Intervention Protocol on Outcomes of Patients undergoing Lower Limb Ilizarov External Ring Fixation | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 10, Volume 11, Issue 40 - Serial Number 1, November 2023, Pages 117-129 PDF (924.06 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2023.249085.1714 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Shimaa Hessian Mohamed; Hanan Abdelrarik Abdelall; Samia Youssef Sayed* | ||
| Assistant Professor of Medical, Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Maintaining stability of external fixation is an important part in nursing management by creating plans that teach patients about care of ilizarov ring fixation devices. Aim: Assess the effect of nursing intervention protocol on outcomes of patients undergoing Ilizarov external ring fixation. Design: A quasi experimental design was used Sample: 60 adult patients were randomly assigned into 2 equal groups for a purposive study. Setting: The study conducted in the Trauma& Orthopedic Department at the Assiut University Hospital and the affiliation clinic. Tools: I: Patient's assessment sheet, II: Patients' Stirling’s Pressure Ulcer Severity Scale, III: Checketts & Otterburn's Grading System and IV: Kurz normal ranges of joint motion scale. Results: A statistically significant differences between study and control groups related to infection grading, ROM, wound care post implementation of the nursing intervention protocol. Conclusion: The nursing intervention protocol has a positive effect on patient outcomes in relation to promoting the wound healing and reducing pin site infection, improving joint function and preventing pressure ulcer. Recommendations: The nursing intervention protocol should serve as the basis for routine nursing care for patients with external fixators to improve their outcomes. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Lower Limb Ilizarov external Ring Fixation; Nursing Intervention Protocol & Outcomes | ||
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