Vanessa Zinzoni, Lucie Planche, Sophie Le Potier, Laurence Robin, Cécile Le Parco, Philippe Terrat, Marie-Hélène Leroyer, Romain Atger, Jérôme E Dauvergne, Lucie Muller, Laetitia Fontaine, Célina Morand, Pascaline Dennemont, Ophélie Paillard, Servane Vastral, Baptiste Dardaine, Sylvie Le Guillou, Natacha Maquigneau, Stéphanie Martin, Jean-Claude Lachérade
BACKGROUND: Endotracheal tube fixation in ventilated patients must be appropriate to ensure security during mechanical ventilation and prevent skin lesions. The incidence of endotracheal tube-caused pressure ulcers ranges from 7% to 45%. Various endotracheal tube fixations are used in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. By pressure exercised on the skin, these systems could lead to mucosal and skin peri-oral lesions. The main objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of the two fixation systems most commonly used in French ICUs (adhesive elastic band versus fixation cord with PolyVinyl Chloride (PVC) sheath) on the incidence of these peri-oral skin lesions...
2024: PloS One