Risk factors for heel pressure injury in cardiovascular intensive care unit patients

Autor: Ju Yeon Park, Hyea Jung Lee, Jung Hwa Hwang, Hyeon Jeong Lee, Eun Sil Kim, Kang Ju Park, Kyung Min Shin, Arum Lim, Yeonsoo Jang, Eun Jin Han, Min Young Han
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: International wound journal. 19(5)
ISSN: 1742-481X
Popis: This study analyzed the risk factors for heel pressure injury in cardiovascular intensive care unit patients with the aim of laying the groundwork for preventive nursing interventions. We conducted a retrospective case-control study of 92 patients who were admitted to the cardiovascular surgical or medical intensive care unit of a university hospital in South Korea between January and December 2017. Of these patients, 31 and 61 were included to the heel pressure injury group and the non-heel pressure injury group, respectively. Data on their demographic, disease-related, and intensive care unit treatment characteristics, as well as the degree of pressure injury, were collected from the hospital's electronic medical records using a standardized form. Cardiac surgery (P
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