Factors Affecting Wound Healing in Individuals With Pressure Ulcers: A Retrospective Study.

Factors Affecting Wound Healing in Individuals With Pressure Ulcers: A Retrospective Study. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2018 Feb;64(2):32-39 Authors: Karahan A, AAbbasoğlu A, Işık SA, Çevik B, Saltan Ç, Elbaş NÖ, Yalılı A Abstract Owing to the number and severity of concomitant factors, pressure ulcers remain a significant problem. A retrospective study of data from adult patients with a pressure ulcer was conducted to identify factors that may affect their healing. Data from patients who were hospitalized between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2015, in a private Turkish university hospital who had a Stage 2, Stage 3, Stage 4, or unstageable pressure ulcer that was assessed using the Bates-Jensen Wound Assessment Tool (BWAT) were abstracted. The following variables were examined: demographic characteristics (gender, age, hospital unit, duration of hospitalization), health status and disease data (vital signs, mobility, nutrition, diagnosis, chronic diseases, medication), laboratory values (albumin, hemoglobin, blood glucose), and pressure ulcer characteristics (stage, location, healing status, duration) and pressure ulcer risk status as determined by patient Braden Scale score. Seventy-eight (78) patient records were identified. Patient mean age was 70.8 ± 13.47 years, and length of hospitalization was on average 32.52 ± 27.2 days. Most ulcers (62; 79.5%) were Stage 2 and located in the sacral area (59; 75.6%). Thirty-four (34...
Source: Ostomy Wound Management - Category: Surgery Tags: Ostomy Wound Manage Source Type: research