Effect of Nursing Management on Pin Site Infection Among Incidence Patients with External Fixators | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 17, Volume 7, Issue 16, March 2019, Pages 148-156 PDF (871.56 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2019.61533 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Marwa Abd Elhamed Sayed1; Magda Ahmed Mohammed2; Khaled Mohammed Mostafa3; Amna Abdullah Desouky4 | ||
| 1Instructor in Medical - Surgical Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Lecturer of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Pin site infection is the most common complication of external fixator. Aim of the study: To evaluate the effect of nursing management on pin site infection incidence among patients with external fixators. Subjects and Methods: A sample of 80 patients (males and females) attended to the trauma department that their ages ranged from 18 to 65 years old, had open or closed fracture in lower and/or upper limbs that were indicated for external fixation application. The study was conducted in traumatology department at Assiut University Hospital. Tools: (I): Patient assessment sheet. Tools: (II) Checketts and Otterburn's Grading System. Results: Only four (5.0%) patients developed pin site infection, whose grade was grade I. There was highly statistical significant relation between pin site infection and smoking p 0,001. Conclusion: After providing nursing management for patients with external fixators most of studied patients didn't develop pin site infection. Recommendation: Increase patients’ awareness about the importance of pin site care and periodic check up to prevent developing any complications which can effect on their quality of life. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Nursing Management; Pin Site Infection & External fixator | ||
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