A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial of a Novel, Noninvasive Perfusion Enhancement System for the Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Sacral Pressure Injuries.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a novel, noninvasive perfusion enhancement system versus beds with integrated alternating pressure capabilities for the prevention of hospital-acquired sacral region (sacral, coccygeal, and ischium) pressure injuries in a high-risk, acute care patient population.

Design: A prospective randomized trial of high-risk inpatients without preexisting sacral region pressure injuries was conducted.

Subjects And Setting: The sample comprised 431 randomly enrolled adult patients in a 300-bed tertiary care community teaching hospital.