Peer-identified expert nurses' approaches to risk assessment for pressure ulcers

Article Abstract:

An analysis of pressure ulcer risk assessment practices as performed by a group of peer-identified expert nurses found the experts incorporated standardized risk-assessment practices as well as subjective sensory and psychosocial factors in their evaluation of patient risks. Pressure ulcer prevention is closely linked with wound healing and successful assessment of pressure ulcer risks is an important aspect of patient care. Expert nurses evaluate patients using hospital guidelines, individual experience, and sensory factors such as appearance and odor.

Methods, Risk assessment, Nursing assessment

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OR-acquired pressure ulcers in vascular surgery patients

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Surgery patients who have vascular diseases may have an increased risk of developing pressure ulcers. The vascular disease may have caused tissue ischemia, which can contribute to the development of ulcers. Patients with vascular diseases often have other comorbidities, including obesity or diabetes. Vasoconstriction caused by cold, stress or drugs used in the OR can increase the risk. Operations lasting 8 to 10 hours increase the risk as does changing the patient's position.

Peripheral vascular diseases

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Intraoperatively acquired pressure ulcer prevalence: a national study

Article Abstract:

Every patient scheduled for surgery should be considered at risk for pressure ulcers. Many of these patients are immobile not only during surgery but before and after. A survey of 104 hospitals covering 1,128 surgical patients found that 8.1% of the patients developed at least one pressure ulcer. This occurred even in patients with no common risk factors. Seventy-six percent of the ulcers were Stage I. The risk of ulcer was higher the longer the operation lasted.

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