Incidence of Skin Injuries, Risk and Clinical Characteristics of Critical Patients
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21433407 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dandara Soares Monteiro (0000-0001-9189-916X, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Eline Lima Borges (0000-0002-0623-5308, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Josimare Aparecida Otoni Spira (0000-0002-6577-0394, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Taysa de Fátima Garcia (0000-0002-1191-9587, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Selme Silqueira de Matos (0000-0002-5102-5051, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Texto & Contexto - Enfermagem (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0104-0707 • E-ISSN: 1980-265X |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/1980-265x-tce-2020-0125 |
| OpenAlex | W3191250371 |
| SciELO | S0104-07072021000100351 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 10 |
Objective: to analyze the incidence of skin injuries, risk and clinical characteristics of critically ill patients. Method: a retrospective cohort study performed in the intensive care center with a sample of 125 patients whose outcome was skin injury. Results: the overall injury incidence was 28% (n=35), with 36.3% (n=8) being dermatitis associated with urinary and fecal incontinence, 19.2% (n=24) pressure injury, 7.2% (n=9) skin tears, and 0.8% (n=1) medical-adhesive-related skin injury. The appearance time of the injuries varied from 1 to 44 days. The average number of injuries per patient was 1.7. Factors such as enteral nutrition (p
Cohort · Incidence (geometry) · Mechanical ventilation · Risk factor · Urinary incontinence · Diagnosis and Treatment of Venous Diseases · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management · Surgery · Wound Healing and Treatments
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2025 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |