Risk Assessment and Prevention Program Impact on the Incidence of Pressure Ulcers in Intensive Care Unit Publisher



Abedi A¹ ; Yazdanic A² ; Daryabeigy R³ Show Affiliations
Source: Research Journal of Medical Sciences Published:2019

Abstract

Pressure ulcers are a common problem in intensive care units and potentially avoidable. The first step in the prevention of pressure ulcers is to identify patients at risk using standard tools. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of preventive programson the incidence of pressure ulcers based on the Braden tool. This study was a randomized clinical trial with two groups of 65 adult patients admitted to the intensive care unit of a teaching hospital were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. In the experimental group using the Braden risk assessment tool, patients at risk for pressure ulcer were identified and then implemented a prevention program for two weeks. Control group received routine care. Data were analysed using SPSS. Fisher’s exact test, show a significant difference between the two groups in the incidence of pressure ulcers (p = 0/01). And the occurrence of pressure ulcersin the intervention group was lower thant he control group. Identification of patients at risk for pressure ulcers using Braden tool and appropriate preventive measures can reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers in patients admitted to intensive care units in the intervention group. © Medwell Journals, 2018.