Peri-operative Risk Factors for Postoperative Pressure Ulcer in Surgical Patients

Yonsei University126 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this retrospective study is to overall evaluate and validate preoperative and intra-operative risk factors for postoperative pressure ulcers in critically ill postoperative patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

126

Conditions

Postoperative Pressure Ulcer

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients in ICU with a greater than 48 hours * Underwent a surgical procedures, * Absence of pressure ulcer present at admission to the ICU and developed a stage II or higher pressure ulcer, deep tissue injury, or unstageable ulcer, as defined by the pressure ulcer staging guidelines of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded from the study if they had been diagnosed with pressure ulcer before the surgery * Pediatric patients

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

independent preoperative risk factors

Postoperative new-onset pressure ulcers were identified from nursing documentation in the patient's electrical medical record within 1 month after surgery

Time frame: up to1 month after surgery

Central Contacts

Jeongmin Kim, MD

CONTACT

(+82) 2-2227-3569 anesjeongmin@yuhs.ac

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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