2013
DOI: 10.26694/reufpi.v2i1.818
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Analyze the risk factors for developing pressure ulcer among hospitalized patients in the Intensive Care Unit / Avaliação de risco para desenvolvimento de Úlceras por Pressão em pacientes críticos

Abstract: Objective: To analyze the risk factors for developing Pressure ulcers in ICU patients. Methodology: Descriptive study, quantitative approach, performed in two Intensive Care Units (ICU) of a general hospital in Teresina, Piauí, with 40 patients in April 2012. Results: The results showed the risk factors associated with the development of UPP: older age, diseases of the nervous system; respiratory and circulatory; addition of comorbidities, length of hospitalization from 11 to 20 days, poor feeding conditions a… Show more

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