Risk factors assessment of Pressure ulcers among critically ill patient connected with mechanical ventilation | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 14, Volume 12, Issue 46 - Serial Number 1, September 2024, Pages 142-150 PDF (778.17 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2024.294199.1831 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Nada Ahmed Mohamed* 1; Mohamed Hasan Bakri2; Mervat Anwar Abd el aziz3; ghada Shalabi khalf4 | ||
| 1Assistant Lecturer of Critical Care & Emergency Nursing Faculty of Nursing Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 2Professor of Anesthesia & Intensive Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Professor of Critical Care &Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Assistant Professor of Critical Care &Emergency Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Pressure ulcers (PU) are a common, uncomfortable, and costly medical condition that are closely linked to higher rates of morbidity, death, length of hospital stay, and length of time spent on mechanical ventilation. Aim of the study: To assess risk factors for pressure ulcers among critically ill patients. Research design: observational prospective exploratory research design. Setting: This study was carried in intensive care units at Assiut university hospital. Subjects: A convenience sampling of 60 patients. Tools: Two tools were utilized to collect data of study, Tool I: Patient assessment Tool II: Comprehensive skin assessment tool. Results: It was noticed that immobility, malnutrition, cognitive disorders, Dehydration and Diabetes were the most significance factors of pressure ulcer occurrence (P = 0.05*). The most common site of pressure ulcer in patient's group1and group2 was coccyx (23.1%) and Heel (19.2%). Conclusion: The study confirmed that common risk factors for Pressure ulcers in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients were: immobility, malnutrition, cognitive disorders, urinary incontinence Dehydration, Diabetes and compromised blood flow. Recommendation: To lower the risk of pressure ulcers, ICU patients must follow protocols aimed at preventing pressure ulcers. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Critically ill patients; Risk factors & Pressure ulcers | ||
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