2004
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-42302004000200036
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Avaliação clínica e epidemiológica das úlceras por pressão em pacientes internados no Hospital São Paulo

Abstract: The study showed a high risk of PU development, indicating the importance of having knowledge about the main characteristics of the hospitalized patients who may develop pressure ulcers, and, thus, preventing them.

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“…In relation to the location and staging of the PU we encountered, many authors confirm these in similar populations (8,17) . National and international studies also point to the prevalence of PU in the sacral, calcaneal and trochanter regions, locations of support when the patient is supine, lateral or in the sitting position (20)(21) .…”
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“…In relation to the location and staging of the PU we encountered, many authors confirm these in similar populations (8,17) . National and international studies also point to the prevalence of PU in the sacral, calcaneal and trochanter regions, locations of support when the patient is supine, lateral or in the sitting position (20)(21) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 61%
“…National and international studies also point to the prevalence of PU in the sacral, calcaneal and trochanter regions, locations of support when the patient is supine, lateral or in the sitting position (20)(21) . As for staging, there was a predominance of stage II, unlike the study conducted at a general public hospital of Grande São Paulo, where stage I ulcers predominated (8) . As evidenced by this study, stage II ulcers were encountered, mainly, in patients with underlying diseases that are associated with and affect perfusion, such as respiratory diseases and diabetes.…”
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“…A avaliação do risco para seu desenvolvimento é realizado pela Escala de Braden, instrumento amplamente utilizado para esse fim 13 15 . Diante disso, este trabalho objetiva estabelecer o perfil dos portadores de lesões por pressão internados em hospital geral na cidade de Joinville -Santa Catarina.…”
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