FOURTEENTH ANNUAL EUROPEAN PRESSURE ULCER ...

Thursday September 1st
Skin IQ Microclimate Manager, results of a pilot study on 43 hospital patients with
moisture issues in Germany
Nils Lahmann
In order to test acceptance and usage of a newly developed cover system to manage the skin microclimate
in acute care services, the Skin IQ Microclimate Manager (MCM) was provided to a number of healthcare
centres in Germany. Centres were asked to take part in the evaluation by treating applicable patients with
the Skin IQ MCM and subsequently filling out one case report form for each patient being treated with
the device. Case report forms collected information on patient background, presence of pressure ulcers,
development of pressure ulcers during use and patient and care giver experience with the device. Units
involved were intensive therapy units, neurology wards, palliative care wards, radiation therapy units, burns
units and oncology wards. Data from seven individual medical centres were collected for this evaluation.
The session will focus on two research questions: What were the characteristics of the patients being treated
with the Skin IQ MCM system, and what was the perception of the nurses regarding patient comfort and
ease of use of the Skin IQ MCM.
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