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The article used in responding to the PICOT question “Will the use of prophylactic pressure injury dressings decrease the incidence of decubitus ulcers in surgical patients?” is a cross-sectional, or prevalence study. Observational data was collected and reviewed within a specific time frame.

The study falls in the lowest level in the hierarchy of evidence due to its cross-sectional study status. In the article, the authors acknowledge that the research collected has inconsistencies with prior studies with larger sample sizes. The authors utilized descriptive statistics, univariate and multivariate logistic regression to minimize risk of bias.

Pressure injuries are a common complication affecting surgical patients. It increases length of convalescence and decreases hospital reimbursement from Centers of Medicare and Medicaid making it a costly, albeit preventable obstacle. The study was conducted to identify risk factors that increase the risk of decubitus ulcerations from forming within 72 hours post-operatively.

The steps of the study were clearly identified from sample subject selection, data collection, and data interpretation. The sample size in the article reviewed was 191 patients across three teaching hospitals in Mazandaran Province, Iraq. The patients were general surgical patients greater than eighteen years of age with a procedural duration of greater than two hours and a post-operative length of admission of greater than 48 hours. The major variables included in the study such as emergent surgeries versus planned or elective surgeries are valid in the sense that such events come with their own complications unrelated to the PICO question. The data was analyzed using t-test, Chi-square, descriptive statistics, and univariate and multivariate logistic regression.

There are no untoward events during the conduct of the study described in the article. There are some inconsistencies with the research reflected in the article and prior studies conducted in the same areas. Medical history proved to be a primary inconsistency which was attributed to the small sample size of the study outlined in the article when compared to larger, older studies.

The research provided in the article examined will serve to direct prophylactic measures in populations that are noted to be of higher risk at developing perioperative pressure injuries.