EFFLURAGE MASSAGE WITH VCO (VIRGIN COCONUT OIL)
FOR DECUBITUS PREVENTION IN BED PATIENT IN ICU
PANDAN ARANG BOYOLALI HOSPITAL
Dela Nuvita Sari1, Fida' Husain2, Panggah Widodo3
Delanuvit@gmail.com
University of 'Aisyiyah Surakarta1,2, RSUD Pandan Arang Boyolali3,4
ABSTRACT
Background: Decubitus ulcers are damage/death of the skin to the tissue under
the skin, if not treated immediately it will be one of the factors a person dies. The
prevalence of decubitus in America is around 25%, in Europe it is 10.5% and in
England it is from 6.7% to 42.7%, and in Indonesia as a whole it is 33%.The
implementation of preventing decubitus pharmacologically, one of which is by
rubbing massage on the back which is called massage efflurage. Purpose: to
determine whether there is an effect of massage efflurage on decubitus prevention.
Method: this type of research is descriptive with a case study. The application was
carried out on 2 patients selected by purposive sampling method with inclusion and
exclusion criteria. This efflurage massage is carried out for 4-5 minutes 2x/day for
3 days. The research instrument used SOP massage efflurage by doing massage by
applying a little rubbing pressure, observation sheets and informed consent.
Results: from the results of observations made for 3 days on 2 respondents Ny. S
and Mr. M indicates that the braden scale increases from day 2 and 3, which means
that there is a reduced risk of developing decubitus in 2 respondents. Conclusion:
there is an effect of VCO efflurage massage to prevent pressure sores in patients in
the ICU.
Keywords: Bed Rest, Braden Scale, Decubitus, Massage efflurage, VCO