Lesão por Pressão em Pacientes Pós - Internação em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva: Uma Revisão da Literatura

• Autor(a) principal: dos Santos Gomes, Delquia
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Barbosa Cavalcante Rodrigues, Nathália, da Silva Brito, Ana Karolinne, Fortes Rodrigues Mattos, Márcia Laís, Morais Lopes, Everton
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/975
• topic: Lesão por Pressão; Pacientes; Pós- internação; UTI

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is one of the most critical and essential sectors in a hospital, designed to care for patients in serious condition, where they receive continuous medical attention and monitoring. Pressure injuries are concerns for the quality and patient safety team, and in addition, professionals in the sector follow strict infection prevention and control protocols, as well as guidelines for preventing pressure injuries. Thus, the objective was to identify the characteristics of the Intensive Care Unit, verify Pressure Injuries and ways to prevent the effects of hospitalization. This study was characterized as a bibliographical research and the information collected was organized in a dissertation form and analyzed using a qualitative approach, using illustrations as a form of exemplification. The ICU is the hospital sector that cares for patients in serious condition, being an environment where humanization is important as it promotes comfort and better quality of care. The presence of pressure injuries in patients after hospitalization is considered high and is characterized by localized damage to the skin and/or underlying tissues with areas of ischemia and tissue necrosis. Prevention requires care, through skin care, hydration and nutrition measures, as well as reducing tissue overload and using special support surfaces. It is concluded that there is a high prevalence of LPP among patients, requiring effective measures to prevent LPP. The need to align professionals' practices with the best available evidence to prevent LPPs and provide quality care is highlighted.