scholarly journals Incidence, Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers in Intensive Care Patients

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-76
Author(s):  
Namigar Turgut ◽  
Aysel Ak ◽  
Erkan Ak ◽  
Nagihan Yakar ◽  
Nuri Yakar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Prevention And Treatment

Incidence, prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers in intensive care patients: A longitudinal study

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 413-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eman S.M. Shahin ◽  
Theo Dassen ◽  
Ruud J.G. Halfens
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Prevention And Treatment

Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and risk of hospital mortality in intensive care patients on mechanical ventilation

2014 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 362-368 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Manzano ◽  
Ana M. Pérez-Pérez ◽  
Susana Martínez-Ruiz ◽  
Cristina Garrido-Colmenero ◽  
Delphine Roldan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Ventilation ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Hospital Mortality ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Hospital Acquired

Pressure ulcers in intensive care patients: a review of risks and prevention

2002 ◽  
Vol 28 (10) ◽  
pp. 1379-1388 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Keller ◽  
Jan Wille ◽  
Bert van Ramshorst ◽  
Christian van der Werken
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Intensive Care Patients

scholarly journals Body Mass Index and Pressure Ulcers: Improved Predictability of Pressure Ulcers in Intensive Care Patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 494-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Hyun ◽  
X. Li ◽  
B. Vermillion ◽  
C. Newton ◽  
M. Fall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Intensive Care Patients

Comparison of alternating pressure mattresses and overlays for prevention of pressure ulcers in ventilated intensive care patients: a quasi-experimental study

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (9) ◽  
pp. 2099-2106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Manzano ◽  
Ana-María Pérez ◽  
Manuel Colmenero ◽  
María-Mar Aguilar ◽  
Emilio Sánchez-Cantalejo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Study ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Quasi Experimental

scholarly journals Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica LeBlanc
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Occurrence Rate ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Intensive Care Patients ◽  
Silicone Foam ◽  
National Quality ◽  
Medical Intensive Care ◽  
Hospital Acquired

<p>Pressure ulcers have been a persistent issue in hospitals for many years and continue to remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Most hospital acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) are considered preventable and are identified by the National Quality Forum as a nurse-sensitive quality indicator. Intensive care patients in particular tend to be at a higher risk to develop PUs and prevention in the intensive care population continues to be a major challenge in many hospitals. Recently, some intensive care units have been utilizing a preventative silicone foam barrier dressing applied to patients admitted to the unit in order reduce the incidence of HAPUs. The purpose of this research was to determine if a silicone foam border dressing applied to medical intensive care patients would result in a decreased sacral HAPU occurrence rate in the medical ICU. The data collection took place at the Miriam Hospital, a 247-bed tertiary care hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. The medical ICU at the Miriam Hospital is a 16-bed unit. A retrospective chart review was conducted on 250 medical records that were coded with ICD-9 codes for pressure ulcers. Group One (treatment group) included medical intensive care unit patients who had preventative dressings applied to the sacrum. Group Two (comparison group) included patients who did not have a preventative dressing applied. Results demonstrated that there was a decrease in the occurrence rate of HAPUs after the preventative dressings were initiated. Recommendations and implications for advanced practice nursing are discussed.</p>

Developing a Protocol for Intensive Care Patients at High Risk for Pressure Ulcers

2010 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Racco ◽  
Beverly Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Pressure Ulcers ◽  
Intensive Care Patients
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