Supervisors info:
Σεραφείμ Νανάς, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Στυλιανός Ορφανός, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Δημήτριος Παπαγεωργίου, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής, Νοσηλευτική, Πανεπιστήμιο Δυτικής Αττικής
Summary:
AIM
The aim of the present survey was to detect the factors leading to a higher frequency of occurrence of pressure ulcers to the patients hospitalized in ICU1 and ICU2 of Evangelismos hospital.
MATERIAL AND METHOD
42 patients hospitalized in ICU1 and ICU2 of Evangelismos hospital were monitored for a maximum period of 30 days each, or until a pressure ulcer occurred. A registration form (questionnaire) was filled on admission (second day) where the factors studied were being registered. The patients’ skin was checked once a week and the occurrence of a pressure ulcer was being noted when found.
The factors studied were; sex, BMI, serum albumin, hemoglobin, Braden scale, Cubbin and Jackson, Ramsey, Sofa, Apache 2, administration of vasopressors, (suppression), muscle relaxants, history of smoking, history of cardiovascular disease, history of renal disease, diabetes mellitus, renal dialysis, mechanical ventilation, the type of mattress, the patient’s hospitalization before admission to the ER if longer than 10 days, the ICU they were admitted in and the type of bed.
The factors were checked with SPSS statistics and the test used was the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test.
RESULTS
The factors associated with increased possibility of pressure ulcers occurrence were found to be; history of diabetes mellitus, history of renal disease, high score in the SOFA scale and serum albumin.
