| The prevalence of pressure ulcers in a tertiary care pediatric and adult hospital. | |
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PMID: 15867739 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the pressure ulcer prevalence, stage and body location, and demographic characteristics of patients with pressure ulcers at a tertiary care adult hospital and a tertiary care pediatric hospital. DESIGN: Prevalence survey. SETTING AND SUBJECTS: A total of 513 inpatients, including 416 adults admitted to a tertiary care hospital and 97 children admitted to a tertiary care pediatric hospital. Only inpatients with mental health-related diagnoses were excluded. INSTRUMENTS: The Kinetics Concepts International's Prevalence and Incidence Study Collection Form was used to assess variables, including demographic information; presence, location, and stage of pressure ulcers; and presence of special support surfaces. METHODS: All patients had head-to-toe skin assessments performed during an 8-hour period by teams of 3 multidisciplinary staff members. Kinetics Concepts International's Prevalence and Incidence Program software and Microsoft Excel were used for data entry and analysis. RESULTS: Combined pressure ulcer prevalence was 26.3%, with 29.2% in adult patients and 13.1% in pediatric patients. The most common body locations for pressure ulcers were the sacrum (22.1%), heels (14.8%), ears (12.9%), elbows (10.6%), and the buttocks (6.8%). Forty-eight percent of the ulcers were stage I, 36% Stage II, 6% Stage III-IV, and 10% unable to stage. CONCLUSIONS: Overall combined pressure ulcer prevalence and common body locations were consistent with findings from comparable hospitals. Patients at the extreme ends of the age spectrum had an increased risk of pressure ulcers. Stage I and II ulcers occurred most frequently. Potential prevention and early management strategies may be effective in decreasing the prevalence of these ulcers. |
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Authors:
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Audrey Groeneveld; Marjorie Anderson; Sandy Allen; Sandy Bressmer; Maria Golberg; Bernice Magee; Margaret Milner; Sue Young |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society / WOCN Volume: 31 ISSN: 1071-5754 ISO Abbreviation: J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs Publication Date: 2004 May-Jun |
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Created Date: 2005-05-03 Completed Date: 2007-08-01 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9435679 Medline TA: J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 108-20; quiz 121-2 Citation Subset: N |
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Infection Control Practitioner, Infection Control Unit, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, AB, Canada. |
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Adolescent Adult Age Distribution Aged Aged, 80 and over Alberta / epidemiology Beds / utilization Benchmarking Child Child, Preschool Female Health Services Needs and Demand Hospitals, Pediatric / statistics & numerical data Hospitals, University / statistics & numerical data Humans Infant Male Middle Aged Nursing Assessment Nursing Audit Nursing Evaluation Research Population Surveillance Pressure Ulcer / diagnosis, epidemiology*, prevention & control Prevalence Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index |
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