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Risk factors for IAD in ICU patients identified

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Liquid stool, diabetes, age, smoking, non-use of diapers, fever, and low oxygen saturation are associated with incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) category 2 (skin loss) in critically ill patients with fecal incontinence, according to a study in the International Journal of Nursing Studies.

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