Background: Even though ongoing intervention is essential, several uncertainties remain about the management of intraoperative pressure wound ulcers in breast cancer patients.
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of the ongoing intervention for intraoperative pressure wound ulcer problems related with female breast cancer patients, a meta-analysis study was conducted.
Material and methods: Up until June 2024, comprehensive literature study was completed and 2,720 related studies were found. At the beginning point, 9 studies that were chosen included 1,467 women with breast cancer. Using dichotomous or continuous techniques and a random model, the odds ratio (OR) and mean difference (MD) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were used to evaluate the impact of continuous intervention for intraoperative pressure wound ulcers-associated difficulties in women with breast cancer.
Results: In comparison to the control group of female breast cancer patients, continuous intervention resulted in significantly better quality of life (QoL) (MD = 8.07; 95% CI: 4.84-11.29, p < 0.001), fewer intraoperative pressure wound ulcers (OR = 0.18; 95% CI: 0.13-0.24, p < 0.001) and higher Braden risk score (OR = 2.11; 95% CI: 1.91-2.31, p < 0.001).
Conclusion: In comparison to the control group, women with breast cancer undergoing continuous intervention experienced a significantly better QoL fewer intraoperative pressure wound ulcers, and had a higher Braden risk score. However, because there were not many studies chosen for comparison in the meta-analysis, reader's discretion is advised regarding its results.
Keywords: Braden risk score; breast cancer; continuous intervention; intraoperative pressure wound ulcer.