Abstract: Objective To observe the effect of wound specialist group on preventing and managing pressure ulcer in operation. Methods The knowledge about pressure ulcer and ability of risk assessment for pressure ulcer of operating room nurses were tested and the incidences of pressure ulcer were compared before and after the intervention of the wound specialist group. Results After the intervention of the wound specialist group, the passing rate of nurses in operating room increased from 58.23% to 94.11% in pressure ulcer theory (χ2=29.63, P< 0.001) and from 56.96% to 95.29% in new type of dressings paste (χ2=33.80, P<0.001), and the rate of pressure ulcer risk factor assessment increased from 56.38% to 93.35% (χ2=5828.07, P<0.001), accuracy of assessment increased from 56.23% to 96.78% (χ2=4674.89, P<0.001). The incidence of intraoperative acute pressure ulcer decreased from 1.5‰ to 0.22‰ (χ2=17.59, P<0.001). Conclusion The intervention of wound specialist group may improve the awareness of assessing risk factors of pressure ulcer in the operation room and standardize the operation to prevent pressure ulcer, and reduce the incidence of pressure ulcer in operation.

Key words: pressure ulcer in operation, wound specialist group, nursing, prevention, management