Incidence and risk factors of pressure ulcers among general surgery patients

How to Cite:Ramezanpour E, Emami Zeydi A, Heidari Gorji MA, Yazdani Charati J, Moosazadeh M, et al. Incidence and risk factors of pressure ulcers among general surgery patients. J Nurs Midwifery Sci. 2018;5(4):e141163. doi: https://doi.org/10.4103/jnms.jnms_23_17

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Context: Pressure ulcers are among the main postoperative complications which isassociated with an increased length of hospitalization. Determining risk factors of postsurgical pressureulcers is crucial for developing prevention and treatment strategies.

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the incidence rate of pressure ulcer and related risk factors after general surgery.

Settings and Design: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in three hospitals in Mazandaran province in 2016.

Materials and Methods: The sample size was 191 surgical patients undergoing general surgery by using census method. Data were collected in pre-, intra-, and post-operative period using demographic and clinical questionnaires and also, through the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk.

Statistical Analysis Used: Descriptive statistics, t-test, Chi-square, and univariateand multivariate logistic regression were used to analyze the data.

Results: The incidence rate of postoperative pressure ulcers in patients was 17.8% (34 out of 191 patients). Based on the multivariate logistic regression model, significant correlations existed between the incidence of pressure ulcers and the following variables: age over 70 years old (P = 0.003), history of hypertension (P = 0.035), history of heart diseases (P = 0.029), Braden score <15 (P = 0.017), type of surgery (P = 0.003), and type of anesthesia (P = 0.015).

Conclusions: Since it is critical to consider the incidence of postoperative pressure ulcers among patients, further measurements are required to identify high-risk people and use preventive protocols by nurses at pre-, intra-, and post-operative levels. Moreover, it requires extra attention in patients over 70 years, those with a history of hypertension and heart diseases, and those undergoing emergency surgery and spinal anesthesia.

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Ensieh Ramezanpour:[PubMed][Scholar]
Amir Emami Zeydi:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mohammad Ali Heidari Gorji:[PubMed][Scholar]
Jamshid Yazdani Charati:[PubMed][Scholar]
Mahmood Moosazadeh:[PubMed][Scholar]
Vida Shafipour:[PubMed][Scholar]

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