Prevalence of pressure ulcers in patients hospitalized in a surgical unit of a university hospital

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 1684
Author(s):  
Miguir Terezinha Vieccelli Donoso ◽  
Eline Lima Borges ◽  
Camila Patrícia Rennó Carazzato

ABSTRACTObjective: to identify the prevalence, staging, and risk for developing pressure ulcers (PU) of patients hospitalized in a surgical unit. Method: this is a transversal study, carried out with 20 surgical patients hospitalized in a university hospital in Minas Gerais, from both sexes, and older than 18 years. For the analysis the descriptive statistics – with distribution of frequency, minimum and maximum values, mean, standard deviation, and prevalence of PU – was used. The project was approved by the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Research Ethics Committee (process ETIC 150/05), Results: the prevalence of PU was 10%, 90% are not at risk for developing PU, two patients with PU presented 2 and 3 ulcers, respectively, classified as belonging to the stages I and II. Conclusion: considering the prevalence of PU, the need of an appropriate and individualized nursing care planning emerges, having as a reference each patient’s risk for developing this kind of ulcer. The need of adopting appropriate nursing practices has been realized, according to each patient’s risk score for developing PU. Descriptors: pressure ulcer; nursing; prevalence. RESUMOObjetivo: identificar a prevalência, o estadiamento e o risco de desenvolvimento de úlceras por pressão (UP) em pacientes internados em uma unidade cirúrgica, Método: estudo transversal, realizado com 20 pacientes cirúrgicos, internados em um hospital universitário de Minas Gerais, de ambos os sexos e com idade superior a 18 anos. Para análise utilizou-se estatística descritiva com a distribuição de freqüência, valores mínimos e máximos, mediana, desvio-padrão e prevalência de UP. O projeto foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais com parecer ETIC 150/05, Resultados: a prevalência de UP foi de 10%, 90% eram sem risco para formação de UP, dois pacientes com UP apresentaram duas e três úlceras, respectivamente, classificadas em estágio I e II, Conclusão: diante da prevalência de UP, surge a necessidade de uma planificação de cuidados adequados e individualizada, tendo como referência o risco que cada paciente apresenta para o desenvolvimento dessa úlcera. Percebeu-se a necessidade de implementação de cuidados adequados, de acordo com o escore que cada paciente apresente para o desenvolvimento da UP. Descritores: úlcera por pressão; enfermagem; prevalência.RESUMENObjetivo: identificar la prevalencia, estadiamiento y el riesgo de desarrollo de úlceras por presión (UP) en pacientes internados en una unidad quirúrgica. Método: estudio transversal, realizado con 20 pacientes quirúrgicos, internados en un hospital universitario de Minas Gerais, de ambos sexos y con edad superior a 18 años. Para el análisis se utilizó la estadística descriptiva mediante la distribución de frecuencia, valores mínimos y máximos, mediana, desvío-estándar y prevalencia de UP. El proyecto se aprobó por el Comité de Ética en Pesquisa de la Universidad Federal de Minas Gerais con parecer/laudo ETIC 150/05. Resultados: la prevalencia de UP fue de 10%, 90% lo eran sin riesgo para formación de UP, dos pacientes con UP presentaron dos o tres úlceras, respectivamente, clasificadas en estadio I y II. Conclusión: cara a la prevalencia de UP, surge la necesidad de una planificación de cuidados y de forma individualizada, teniendo como referencia el riesgo que cada paciente presenta al desarrollo de esta úlcera. Se detectó la necesidad de implementación de cuidados adecuados, según el marcador que cada paciente presente al desarrollo de la UP. Descriptores: úlcera por presión; enfermería; prevalencia.

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 1498
Author(s):  
Silvia Silva Santos Passos ◽  
Dora Sadiguski ◽  
Evanilda Souza de Santana Carvalho

ABSTRACTObjective: to understand how the Nursing takes care of patients with mobility dependence in order to promoting the skin health. Method:  this is about a descriptive and exploratory study from qualitative approach performed in medical and chirurgical clinics from a Public Hospital on the countryside of Bahia state. The information was achievable using a half structured questions for the interview and also by a structured observation, from May to July in 2006. Participated from this search seven nurses and ten techniques of nursing, theirs speeches were submitted to a thematic issues analyze. Study approved by the Ethics Committee of the Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana-Ba under protocol number 008/2006, CAAE 0003.0.059.000-06. Results: it was shown that acts to promotes skin health, happens with a change in the lay down position and doing comfortable massages.  Conclusion: change the lay down position and doing massages during the bath, without a previous established time, offers by an insufficient professional numbers results in frictions or body hurts in patients on bed. The nurses make the supervision when it’s solicited to evaluate the problems. These cares doesn’t prevent the lesions promoting because of a lost on the skin integration. Descriptors: nursing care, mobility limitation; hospitalization; pressure ulcers; nursing staff.RESUMOObjetivo: apreender como a Enfermagem cuida do paciente com dependência à  mobilidade visando a promoção da integridade da pele. Método: estudo qualitativo, descritivo, exploratório, realizado nas clinicas medica e cirúrgica, de um Hospital Público no interior da Bahia. Os dados foram coletados por meio da entrevista semi-estruturada e observação estruturada, no período de maio e junho de 2006. Participaram 07 enfermeiras e 10 Técnicos de Enfermagem, os depoimentos foram submetidos à análise de conteúdo temática. Estudo aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana-Ba sob protocolo nº 008/2006, CAAE 0003.0.059.000-06. Resultados: evidenciou-se que a ação de promoção da integridade da pele, ocorre pela da mudança de decúbito e massagem de conforto. Conclusão: a mudança de decúbito e massagem de conforto ocorre durante o banho, sem horários pré-estabelecidos, oferecido por um número insuficiente de profissionais provocando fricção e cisalhamento do corpo dos pacientes no leito. As enfermeiras supervisionam quando solicitadas para avaliar complicações. Tais cuidados não asseguram a prevenção de lesões promovendo a perda da integridade da pele.  Descritores: cuidados de enfermagem; limitação da mobilidade; hospitalização; úlcera por pressão; equipe de enfermagem.RESUMENObjetivo: aprehender como la Enfermeía cuida de personas con dependencia para movilización buscando promover la integridad de la piel. Método: estudio cualitativo, descritivo, exploratório, realizado en las unidades de internación medica e quirúrgica de un Hospital Público em Bahia. Fueran colectados depoimentos por médio de entrevista semi-estruturada y observación estruturada, entre mayo y junio de 2006. Participaron 07 enfermeras y 10 Técnicos de Enfermería, los discursos fueran sometidos al analisis de contenido tematica. Estudio aprobado por el Comité de Ética de la Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana-Ba en virtud del protocolo 008/2006, CAAE 0003.0.059.000-06. Resultados: si evidenció que la acción de promoción de la integridad de la piel ocurre a través de cambios y masaje de conforto. Conclusión: Los cambios de posición y los masajes de conforto ocurre durante el baño, sin hora programada, ofrecido por un grupo insuficiente de profisionales provocando fricción y arrastre del cuerpo de los pacientes en la cama. Las enfermeras supervisan cuando solicitadas para evaluar complicaciones. Los cuidados no garantizan la prevención de lesiones provocando perdida de la integridad de la piel.  Descriptores: atención de enfermería; limitación de la movilidad; hospitalización; úlceras por presión; el personal de enfermería. 


10.3823/2634 ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Regina da Silva Góis ◽  
Raquel Oliveira Xavier ◽  
Rachel Mola ◽  
Gerlene Grudka Lira ◽  
Brígida Maria Gonçalves de Melo Brandão ◽  
...  

Introduction: blood transfusion consists of the administration of blood components intravenously in clinical or surgical treatments. In the preoperative period, it is performed with the objective of improving tissue oxygenation, as well as promoting hemodynamic and hemostatic balance. Objective: to understand nursing care in the transfusion of blood components to surgical patients in the perioperative period. Method: this is a descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach. Grounded Theory was used, with constant comparative analysis. A total of 18 nurses and 28 nursing technicians from a university hospital took part in the study. Data were collected between October 2019 and February 2020, through a sociodemographic questionnaire and semi-structured interviews. Results: the study resulted in the central category nursing care during transfusion, which gave rise to the categories: caring for before transfusion; caring for during transfusion; and caring for after transfusion, which were discussed according to the standardized nursing methodology. Conclusion: it was understood that nursing care is planned and implemented following an ordering of practices in a logical sequence due to the characteristics of the procedure in the perioperative period. Nurses demand indirect care; in contrast, nursing technicians engage in direct patient care.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Rosalinda Garza-Hernández ◽  
Concepción Melendez-Méndez ◽  
Guillermo Castillo-Martínez ◽  
Fernanda González-Salinas ◽  
María de los Ángeles Fang-Huerta ◽  
...  

Introduction: One of the greatest challenges that health professionals face is providing humanized care, especially when technological advancements contribute to the depersonalization of care delivery. In this sense, nursing care not only requires the nurse to be scientific, academic, and clinical but also a humanitarian and moral agent, as a partner in human transactions. Method: Quantitative, descriptive, and transversal study. In a nonprobabilistic sampling for convenience, in 150 surgical patients, with more than 3 days of hospital stay, the instrument “Perception of Behaviors of Humanized Nursing Care” was used (third version). The study adhered to the legal and ethical research guidelines in Mexico. Results: According to the general objective of the study, the findings determined were that 67% of the participants perceived humanized nursing care as favorable Conclusion: More than half of the patients always perceived behaviors of humanized care, provided by nurses, during their hospitalization in surgical services.


2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam de Abreu Almeida ◽  
Adele Kuckartz Pergher ◽  
Débora Francisco do Canto

This study mapped the 52 nursing care actions prescribed for orthopedic patients onto Self-care Deficit: bathing and/or hygiene, Impaired Physical Mobility and Risk for Infection, according to the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC). The study was developed at a University Hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, using the Delphi Technique as the content validation method, considering a level of 70% of agreement among experts. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics. Twenty-two experts validated the mapping of 51 nursing care actions onto 56 NIC interventions in two rounds. The objective was achieved because only one mapped care action did not reach the established level of agreement. None of the mapped care actions reached 100% consensus, which evidences the various possibilities of comparison and the importance of validation studies.


2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Erika Augusta Faria. Maciel ◽  
Daclé Vilma Carvalho ◽  
Eline Lima Borges ◽  
Selmes Silqueira Matos ◽  
Gilberto Lima Guimaraes

ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify the prevalence of wounds in hospitalized patients; Methods: A descriptive and transversal study carried out in large hospital in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The sample size was 1073 patients hospitalized, representing 95.8% of the population. Data were collected from medical records and analyzed using descriptive statistics. Results: Among the results we found that the patients were distributed equally between the sexes, age varied between 18-98 years, 525 patients had 569 lesions. The acute wounds (81.4%) were mostly caused by surgery procedures and chronic wounds (18.6%) with emphasis on pressure ulcers. Conclusion: The overall prevalence of injuries was 48.9% in the sample. Due to the complexity of treating patients with wounds, particularly pressure ulcers, and biopsychosocial and economic repercussions, the approach to these patients should be multidisciplinary. The inclusion in the team of a nurse specialist stomatherapy can help reduce the rate of occurrence of this lesion with the establishment of prevention and treatment, monitoring the prevalence and incidence in the institution, as well as the effectiveness of continuing education programs for professionals. Keywords: Prevalence. Epidemiology. Pressure Ulcer. Surgical Procedures Operative. Cross Infecction. RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar a prevalência de feridas em pacientes hospitalizados. Metodologia: Estudo descritivo e transversal desenvolvido em hospital de grande porte, em Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais. Brasil. A amostra foi constituída por 1073 pacientes hospitalizados, correspondendo a 95,8% da população. Os dados coletados nos prontuários foram submetidos a análise estatística descritiva. Resultados: Observou-se que os pacientes estavam distribuídos de forma equitativa entre os sexos; a idade variou de 18 a 98 anos; 525 pacientes apresentaram 569 lesões. As feridas agudas (81,4%) em sua maioria eram decorrentes de intervenção cirúrgica e as crônicas (18,6%) com destaque para as úlceras por pressão. Conclusão: A prevalência global de feridas foi 48.9% no grupo estudado.  Em razão da complexidade do tratamento dos pacientes com feridas, com destaque para ulceras por pressão, e das repercussões biopsicossociais e econômicas decorrentes, a abordagem a esses pacientes deve ser multidisciplinar. A inclusão na equipe do enfermeiro especialista em estomaterapia pode contribuir para a redução da taxa de ocorrência dessa lesão com o estabelecimento de medidas de prevenção e tratamento, monitoramento da prevalência e incidência na instituição, bem como, a efetivação de programas de educação permanente para os profissionais. Descritores: Prevalência. Epidemiologia. Úlcera por pressão. Procedimento Cirúrgico Operatorio. Infecção Hospitalar. RESUMÉN Objetivo: Identificar la prevalencia de heridas en pacientes hospitalizados. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo desarrollado en un hospital grande de Belo Horizonte,  Minas Gerais. La muestra fue constituída por 1073 pacientes hospitalizados, correspondiendo a 95,8% de la población. Los datos fueron colectados de las historias clínicas y sometidos a análisis descriptiva.resultados: Se observó que los pacientes estaban distribuídos de forma equitativa entre los sexos; la edad varió de 18 a 98 años; 525 pacientes presentaron 569 lesiones. La mayoría de las heridas agudas (81,4%) eran decurrentes de intervenciones quirúrgicas y entre las heridas crónicas (18,6%) se destacaron las úlceras por presión. Conclusión: La prevalencia global de heridas fue de 48,9% en el grupo estudiado. Debido a la complejidad del tratamiento de los pacientes con heridas, especialmente las úlceras por presión, y las repercusiones biopsicosociales y económicos, el enfoque de estos pacientes debe ser multidisciplinario. La inclusión en el equipo de un estomaterapia especialista en enfermería puede ayudar a reducir la tasa de incidencia de esta lesión con el establecimiento de la prevención y el tratamiento, el seguimiento de la prevalencia y la incidencia en la institución, así como la eficacia de los programas de educación continua para profesionales. Palabras clave: Prevalencia. Epidemiología. Úlcera por Presión. Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Operativos. Infección Hospitalaria.  


2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Kelly Santos Baptista ◽  
Regina Maria dos Santos ◽  
Sebastião Junior Henrique Duarte ◽  
Isabel Comassetto ◽  
Maria Cristina Soares Figueiredo Trezza

Abstract This is a study whose objective was to analyze, in the discourse of hospitalized patients, how the power of knowledge is revealed in Nursing care relations. It was developed in the qualitative perspective, having as theoretical reference the concept of power issued by Michel Foucault. The data were collected between August and December 2015 and the participants were 16 patients hospitalized in the medical and surgical clinics of a university hospital, who had the speech recorded through a semi-structured interview, after approval of the ethics committee under Opinion No. 1189934. In order to analyze the data we used the system of differentiations developed by Foucault. The results showed that the professionals exert power by the highly specialized professional knowledge and that they know what they do, so they send and control the accomplishment of the care, leading the patient to submission. It concludes that the exercise of the power to care must be based on the observance of ethical and bioethical principles.


2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 613-619 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaiane Amorim Biondo ◽  
Maria Júlia Paes da Silva ◽  
Lígia Maria Dal Secco

This study aimed to analyze the perceptions of nurses working in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of a University Hospital in Brazil concerning dysthanasia, orthotanasia and euthanasia and characterize potential implications of their perceptions for care. This quantitative study was carried out with the application of a questionnaire to 27 nurses after approval from the institution's Ethics Committee and authorization from participants were obtained. None of the nurses were able to explain euthanasia, half of them explained dysthanasia, and only a third explained orthotanasia, 65.39% recognized some of these processes in their daily practice, 25.9% believed nurses cannot provide any contribution even being familiar with these concepts and their applicability, 82.36% believed that knowledge of bioethical principles is relevant but only 14.81% were able to mention these principles. The bases of nurses' professional practice were not homogeneous and knowledge about the subject was limited. Orthotanasia, bioethical principles and the delivery of humanized care should be the foundation of nursing care.


2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-101
Author(s):  
Thi Minh Khue Nguyen ◽  
Quang Tung Nguyen

Objectives: Describe bleeding characteristics and evaluate the correlation between surgical-related bleeding and bleeding risk according by ISTH – BATs. Methods: Research was conducted on 340 surgical patients at Hanoi Medical University Hospital. Results: The percentage of patients with bleeding during and after surgery is 13.5%. The proportion of patients at risk of bleeding according to BATs is 1.8%. There was a correlation between bleeding risk according to ISTH - BAT with bleeding status during and after surgery with p = 0.004. The positive predictive value of ISTH - BATs is 66.7%, negative predictive value is 87.4%, the sensitivity is 8.7%, the specificity is 99.3%. Conclusions: Surgery has a high risk of abnormal bleeding. Bleeding history has important implications in assessing bleeding risk during and after surgery. The ISTH - BATs is a bleeding history assessment tool that can be used to assess the risk of bleeding before surgery.


2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Mara de Araújo Ferreira ◽  
Thais de Oliveira Gozzo ◽  
Marislei Sanches Panobianco ◽  
Manoel Antônio dos Santos ◽  
Ana Maria de Almeida

AIM: qualitative study, which aimed to identify the barriers that influence nursing care practices related to the sexuality of women with gynecological and breast cancer.METHODS: the study was conducted with 16 professionals of the nursing area (nurses, nursing technicians and nursing assistants) from two sectors of a university hospital situated in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The data was collected using semi-structured, in-depth individual interviews. All the interviews were recorded and the participants' responses were identified and categorized using Content Analysis.RESULTS: three major themes were identified. These are as follows: 1) barriers related to the biomedical model; 2) barriers related to institutional dynamics and 3) barriers related to the social interpretations of sexuality.CONCLUSIONS: the results of this study showed that the systematized inclusion of this issue in nursing care routines requires changes in the health paradigm and in the work dynamic, as well as reflection on the personal values and social interpretations related to the topic. A major challenge is to divest sexuality of the taboos and prejudices which accompany it, as well as to contribute to the nursing team being more aware of the difficulties faced by women with gynaecological and breast cancer.


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