Incidence and Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients with Pressure Ulcers: State of Washington, 1987 to 2000

2006 ◽  
Vol 117 (2) ◽  
pp. 630-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey R. Scott ◽  
Nicole S. Gibran ◽  
Loren H. Engrav ◽  
Christopher D. Mack ◽  
Frederick P. Rivara
2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 506-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Russell Localio ◽  
David J. Margolis ◽  
Sarah H. Kagan ◽  
Robert A. Lowe ◽  
Bruce Kinosian ◽  
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2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S72-S73
Author(s):  
Letícia Faria Serpa ◽  
C. G. Santos ◽  
Maria Gabriela Secco Cavicchioli ◽  
Mirta Mabel Hermida

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidia M.V.R. Moura ◽  
Thiago S. Carneiro ◽  
David Kwasnik ◽  
Valdery F. Moura ◽  
Christine S. Blodgett ◽  
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AbstractBackground:Pressure ulcers resulting from continuous EEG (cEEG) monitoring in hospitalized patients have gained attention as a preventable medical complication. We measured their incidence and risk factors.Methods:We performed an observational investigation of cEEG-electrode-related pressure ulcers (EERPU) among acutely ill patients over a 22-month period. Variables analyzed included age, sex, monitoring duration, hospital location, application methods, vasopressor usage, nutritional status, skin allergies, fever, and presence/severity of EERPU. We examined risk for pressure ulcers vs monitoring duration using Kaplan-Meyer survival analysis, and performed multivariate risk assessment using Cox proportional hazard model.Results:Among 1,519 patients, EERPU occurred in 118 (7.8%). Most (n = 109, 92.3%) consisted of hyperemia only without skin breakdown. A major predictor was monitoring duration, with 3-, 5-, and 10-day risks of 16%, 32%, and 60%, respectively. Risk factors included older age (mean age 60.65 vs 50.3, p < 0.01), care in an intensive care unit (9.37% vs 5.32%, p < 0.01), lack of a head wrap (8.31% vs 27.3%, p = 0.02), use of vasopressors (16.7% vs 9.64%, p < 0.01), enteral feeding (11.7% vs 5.45%, p = 0.04), and fever (18.4% vs 9.3%, p < 0.01). Elderly patients (71–80 years) were at higher risk (hazard ratio 6.84 [1.95–24], p < 0.01), even after accounting for monitoring time and other pertinent variables in multivariate analysis.Conclusions:EERPU are uncommon and generally mild. Elderly patients and those with more severe illness have higher risk of developing EERPU, and the risk increases as a function of monitoring duration.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luuk A. de Wert ◽  
Sander S. Rensen ◽  
Zita Soons ◽  
Martijn Poeze ◽  
Nicole D. Bouvy ◽  
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Gerontology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Knut Kr&ouml;ger ◽  
Wolfgang Niebel ◽  
Irene Maier ◽  
J&uuml;rgen Stausberg ◽  
Veronika Gerber ◽  
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