Objective:

Determining the efficacy of these pressure ulcers prevention measures in relation to child and neonates has been the main aim of this review.

Methodology:

A systematic review without meta-analyses of the literature has been carried out through the main national and international databases: CINAHL, PubMed, LILACS, CUIDEN plus, Scopus y Cochrane. Nevertheless, a specific string search has been used for each one. Furthermore, an inverse search of the articles included has been done. The search has been carried out from October 2019 to February 2020, being reviewed, in this way, 574 articles. After applying the inclusion and exclusion criteria established, we select 15 articles which include relevant information for this work.

Results:

They have been positive, which show, in all the articles studied, the efficacy of pressure ulcers prevention measures in this population. These measures have been correlated negatively with the development of pressure ulcers which have statistical significance, decreasing the incidence between 12% and 57%.

Conclusions:

Applying pressure ulcers prevention measures, specific for neonates and child, is necessary with the objective of ensuring an adequate service and quality care.

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