ArticleInternational wound journal2014
Prevalence and incidence rates of pressure ulcers in an Emergency Department.
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- Measuring the quality of pressure ulcer prevention: A systematic mapping review of quality indicators.International wound journal · 2018Pooled it
- Heel pressure ulcer, prevention and predictors during the care delivery chain - when and where to take action? A descriptive and explorative study.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2016Trial
- A randomised controlled trial of the effectiveness of soft silicone multi-layered foam dressings in the prevention of sacral and heel pressure ulcers in trauma and critically ill patients: the border trial.International wound journal · 2015Trial
- Comparison of the Validity and Reliability of Five Pressure Injury Risk Scales in Intensive Care.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
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- Older Adults, the "Social Admission," and Nonspecific Complaints in the Emergency Department: Protocol for a Scoping Review.JMIR research protocols · 2023Article
- A matter of participation? A critical incident study of municipal care personnel in situations involving care-dependent older persons and emergency medical services.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2022Article
- Characteristic patterns of emergency ambulance assignments for older adults compared with adults requiring emergency care at home in Sweden: a total population study.BMC emergency medicine · 2020Article
- Nurses' knowledge of pressure ulcer and its associated factors at Hawassa University comprehensive specialized hospital Hawassa, Ethiopia, 2018.BMC nursing · 2020Article
- Preventing pressure injuries in the emergency department: Current evidence and practice considerations.International wound journal · 2019Article
- What the future holds for the primary surgical repair as treatment of a massive pressure ulcer?Annals of translational medicine · 2019Article
- Couple-kissing flaps for successful repair of severe sacral pressure ulcers in frail elderly patients.BMC geriatrics · 2017Article
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Abstract
Older patients represent an increasing population in emergency department (ED) with underlying diseases and longer ED length of stay, which are potential risk factors of pressure ulcers (PUs). The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and incidence rates of PUs in an Emergency Department and to analyse variables related to PUs occurrence. The study was carried out in the Emergency Department of Bordeaux (France), and included 602 patients from 1 to 15 June 2010. All the potential body sites of pressure were examined at admission and discharge for all the patients by trained nurses. Comorbidity score, list of treatment, length of stay (hours), PUs (including stage I) and C-reactive protein (CRP) level were systematically recorded. A total of 47 (7·8%) patients had prevalent PUs at admission and 74 (12·3%) at discharge. The cumulative incidence was 4·9% and the incidence density was 5·4 per 1000 patients per hour. In multivariate analysis, higher comorbidities (OR 1·3; P = 0·014) and CRP levels (OR 1·005; P = 0·017) were both independent risk factors for developing PU. In conclusion, these data show that even a very short stay to the ED is sufficient to induce PUs especially stage I.
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