Pressure Injury Risk Factors in Adult Critical Care Patients: A Review of the Literature.

Pressure Injury Risk Factors in Adult Critical Care Patients: A Review of the Literature. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2017 Nov;63(11):30-43 Authors: Cox J Abstract Critically ill patients require complex care in a technologically sophisticated environment where they are highly vulnerable to pressure-related injuries. However, pressure injury (PI) development remains a multifactorial phenomenon in critically ill persons; true risk is both pervasive and elusive. The purpose of this comprehensive review of the empirical literature was to examine the risk factors associated with PIs among adult patients admitted to contemporary intensive care units (ICUs). Inclusion criteria stipulated publications were to be peer-reviewed, quantitative studies with a focus on pressure ulcer (PU) risk factors in adult critical care patients published between 2010 and 2016 in which statistical analysis involved multivariate analysis using PU development as the outcome variable. Studies not available in English, those in which the primary focus was on PU prevention or treatment, and those that focused solely on the use of PU risk assessment scales were excluded. A comprehensive review of the OVID and PubMed computerized databases using the search terms pressure ulcer, critical care, intensive care, and risk factors yielded 540 reports; 358 remained after duplicates were eliminated and 28 after the inclusion/exclusion criteria were applied. Following examination, ...
Source: Ostomy Wound Management - Category: Surgery Tags: Ostomy Wound Manage Source Type: research