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Enfermería universitaria
versión On-line ISSN 2395-8421versión impresa ISSN 1665-7063
Resumen
TZUC-GUARDIA, A.; VEGA-MORALES, E. y COLLI-NOVELO, L.. Risk level and pressure ulcer in patients in critical status. Enferm. univ [online]. 2015, vol.12, n.4, pp.204-211. ISSN 2395-8421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reu.2015.10.004.
Pressure ulcer are a constant event in public health, a persistent problem in units of critical care, and a nursing concern due to the longtime of care they need to be addressed.
Objective
To describe the risk of developing pressure ulcer which patients admitted into the critical care taking in consideration the time of measurement and stay.
Methods
This is a quantitative, observational, descriptive, and longitudinal study with a sample of 31 patients. The instrument was administered at four times: at entry, during the 24 and 72 hours, and at the seventh day of stay. In each measurement, the risk was assessed through the Braden scale. The skin status was also assessed.
Result
100% of patients were at high risk during the first 24 hours; and 71% of them were at high risk at the seventh day of admission. 6.4% developed a pressure ulcer during admission, 12.9% at 24 hours, and 35.5% at 72 hours. In general, 45.2% of the patients considered in high risk developed some pressure ulcer at the seventh day of stay. A correlation was observed among the variables risk level and pressure sores at 72 hours (rs P = .04>).
Conclusion
Although the risk is reduced to the half during the first 72 hours, the incidence of pressure ulcer increases in the same period; thus, it is important to perform assessments and re-appraisements to the critically ill patients using a predictive instrument since hospital admission and during the first seven days of stay.
Palabras llave : Pressure ulcer; Braden scale; Risk level; Critical patient; Mexico.