Prevalence of pressure ulcers in critical patients hospitalized in a university hospital
Retrospective study carried out at a university hospital after the approval by the Ethics Committee, reviewing the records of 234 critical patients who had been hospitalized in the Critical Care Unit (CCU). On admission, 30% of the patients presented pressure ulcers (PU), 55% had PU during hospitali...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2004 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) |
| Repositorio: | Reme (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/50894 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50894 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Úlcera de decúbito-Epidemiologia Hospitais Universitários Unidades de Terapia Intensiva úlcera por decúbito-epidemiología hospitales universitarios unidades de terapia intensiva Decubitus Ulcer-Epidemiology University Hospital Intensive Care Units |
| Sumario: | Retrospective study carried out at a university hospital after the approval by the Ethics Committee, reviewing the records of 234 critical patients who had been hospitalized in the Critical Care Unit (CCU). On admission, 30% of the patients presented pressure ulcers (PU), 55% had PU during hospitalization in the CCU and 10% after leaving the unit. The chi-squared test identified an association between PU and age greater or equal to 65 years old, greater time of hospitalization and leaving hospital through death. Recommendations are made for patients which present the risk for the implementation of adequate preventive measures. |
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