Hong-Lin Chen1, Xiao-Yan Chen2, Juan Wu2. 1. Nursing School of Nantong University, Nantong Ci, Jiangsu Province, China;pphss@126.com. 2. Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong Ci, Jiangsu Province, China.
Abstract
UNLABELLED: This systematic review looks at the incidence of pressure ulcers in surgical patients of the last 5 years. METHODS: The authors searched Pubmed and Web of Science for studies published after 2005. Screen- ing and data abstraction were performed independently by 2 reviewers. RESULTS: Seventeen studies (5,451 patients) met the inclusion criteria. The incidence of surgery-related pressure ulcers ranged from 0.003 to 0.574. The pooled incidence was 0.15 (95% CI 0.14-0.16, I2 = 98.2%). For cardiac surgery, hip fracture surgery, and patients on the surgical intensive care unit, the pooled incidence was 0.18 (95% CI 0.14-0.22, I2 = 62.8%), 0.22 (95% CI 0.20-0.24, I2= 98.4%), and 0.11 (95% CI 0.09-0.13, I2 = 98.5%), respectively. CONCLUSION: The data on the incidence of surgery-related pressure ulcers indicates that appropriate monitoring and treatment need to be performed.
UNLABELLED: This systematic review looks at the incidence of pressure ulcers in surgical patients of the last 5 years. METHODS: The authors searched Pubmed and Web of Science for studies published after 2005. Screen- ing and data abstraction were performed independently by 2 reviewers. RESULTS: Seventeen studies (5,451 patients) met the inclusion criteria. The incidence of surgery-related pressure ulcers ranged from 0.003 to 0.574. The pooled incidence was 0.15 (95% CI 0.14-0.16, I2 = 98.2%). For cardiac surgery, hip fracture surgery, and patients on the surgical intensive care unit, the pooled incidence was 0.18 (95% CI 0.14-0.22, I2 = 62.8%), 0.22 (95% CI 0.20-0.24, I2= 98.4%), and 0.11 (95% CI 0.09-0.13, I2 = 98.5%), respectively. CONCLUSION: The data on the incidence of surgery-related pressure ulcers indicates that appropriate monitoring and treatment need to be performed.
Authors: Jenny Alderden; Linda J Cowan; Jonathan B Dimas; Danli Chen; Yue Zhang; Mollie Cummins; Tracey L Yap Journal: Am J Crit Care Date: 2020-11-01 Impact factor: 2.228