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The Effect of Silicone Foam Dressing and Repositioning on The Prevention of Endotracheal Tube-Related Pressure Injuries

The endotracheal tube is one of the medical devices most associated with pressure injuries related to medical devices. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of applying a silicone foam dressing over the endotracheal tube and repositioning the endotracheal tube in preventing endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries in patients receiving mechanical ventilation support. This study will be conducted as a prospective, parallel, three-group (1:1:1), randomized comparative trial. Data will be collected using the following instruments: the "Patient Descriptive Information Form," the "Braden Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Scale" to assess the risk of pressure injury development, the "M-ROMPIS" for staging endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries, and the "Endotracheal Tube-Related Pressure Injury Assessment Form" for monitoring the development of endotracheal tube-related pressure injuries. Data analysis will use both parametric tests (Independent Samples t-test, ANOVA) or non-parametric tests (Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis H test) based on the data distribution for comparisons involving two groups or multiple groups. The Chi-square test will be used for categorical variables. Logistic Regression Analysis will be performed to determine the effects of pressure injury development time and continuous variables obtained during patient follow-up on the development or non-development of pressure injuries.