This study evaluates the effect of the application of a five-layer foam dressing on the sacrum as well as a boot applied on the heels as preventive measures in the development of pressure ulcers in patients hospitalized with spinal cord injury. In order to study their effectiveness in preventing wounds, we will compare the number of wounds that developed on the sacrum and heels in participants with and without preventive treatments. The study will also assess the severity of pressure ulcers in participants with and without preventive treatment if they do develop. Half of the participants will receive the usual standard care for the prevention of pressure ulcers without dressing and boot, while the other half, in additon to standard of care, will also have a preventive dressing on the sacrum as well as Heelmedix boot applied alternately on each foot.
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Compare the incidence of pressure ulcers at the sacrum during the acute care hospitalization after a SCI between patients treated with prophylactic five-layer foam dressing at the sacrum area and vs. controls
Timeframe: During the acute care hospitalization, approx 6 weeks
Compare the incidence of PU at the heel during the acute care hospitalization after a SCI between patients with placement of a prophylactic Heelmedix boot and controls
Timeframe: During the acute care hospitalization, approx 6 weeks