Prevention of Pressure Injury in Neonates in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Scoping Review Protocol

Abstract

Objective: To map strategies to prevent pressure injuries in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Methods: This study uses a scoping review protocol developed using the JBI methodology. The aim is to answer the following question What are the strategies to prevent pressure injuries in neonates admitted to the NICU? The following databases will be searched MEDLINE (PubMed), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO), SCOPUS (Elsevier), EMBASE (Elsevier), LILACS, BDENF, and others (through the regional BVS portal), Cochrane Library (Wiley), Web of Science Core Collection (Clarivate Analytics), Academic Search Premier (EBSCO), CINAHL with Full Text (EBSCO), Pubmed Central (NLM), and gray literature. Independent reviewers performed selection and data extraction. Results will be presented graphically with a narrative summary. Endnote software will be used for reference management, while Rayyan Systems Inc. software will be used for selection. Tools will be developed to assist in the selection and data extraction phases. The results will be presented using the PRISMA-ScR flowchart.