A Longitudinal Study of the Incidence of Pressure Sores and the Associated Risks and Strategies Adopted in Italian Operating Theatres
A Longitudinal Study of the Incidence of Pressure Sores and the Associated Risks and Strategies Adopted in Italian Operating Theatres
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意大利手术室压疮发生率及相关风险和采取的策略的纵向研究
DOI:
10.1177/175045891202200202
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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
1.2
通讯作者:
A. Palese
中科院分区:
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作者:
G. Bulfone;I. Marzoli;R. Quattrin;C. Fabbro;A. Palese
To explore the incidence of intraoperative pressure sores, the associated risk factors and the preventive strategies adopted by nurses, we adopted a longitudinal study in a 900-bed teaching hospital with multiple operating theatres, located in the North of Italy. Patients who underwent major surgery were evaluated four times: at the moment of operating theatre admission, at operating theatre discharge, and on their third and sixth postoperative day. Of the patients included (n=102) who had an average age of 62.3 years (range 20–87), 12.7% (13/102) developed a pressure ulcer in the operating theatre; 46.1% (6/13) of these ulcers were still present on the third postoperative day. Some health conditions (diabetes mellitus, cardiac diseases) and intra-operative factors (lying on the operating table for more than 6.15 hours, intraoperative hypothermia) are associated with the occurrence of pressure sores.