Kyota Tatsuta, Mayu Sakata, Kosuke Sugiyama, Tadahiro Kojima, Toshiya Akai, Katsunori Suzuki, Kakeru Torii, Yoshifumi Morita, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Hiramatsu, Kiyotaka Kurachi, Hiroya Takeuchi
This study aimed to evaluate the impact of shear stress on surgery-related sacral pressure injury (PI) after laparoscopic colorectal surgery performed in the lithotomy position. We included 37 patients who underwent this procedure between November 2021 and October 2022. The primary outcome was average horizontal shear stress caused by the rotation of the operating table during the operation, and the secondary outcome was interface pressure over time. Sensors were used to measure shear stress and interface pressure in the sacral region...
April 28, 2024: Scientific Reports