Incidence of medical device-related pressure injuries in an adult intensive care unit

• Autor(a) principal: Reisdorfer, Nara
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Nascimento, Eliane Regina Pereira do, Lazzari, Daniele Delacanal, Echevarría-Guanilo, Maria Elena, Galetto, Sabrina Guterres da Silva, Malfussi, Luciana Bihain Hagemann de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por; eng
• Título da fonte: Revista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
• Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufsm.br/reufsm/article/view/74377
• topic: Lesão por Pressão; Equipamentos e Provisões; Unidades de Terapia Intensiva; Cuidados Críticos; Segurança do Paciente; Pressure Ulcer; Equipment and Supplies; Intensive Care Units; Critical Care; Patient Safety; Úlcera por Presión; Equipos y Suministros; Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos; Cuidados Críticos; Seguridad del Paciente

Objective: to determine the incidence of medical device-related pressure injuries and associated factors in adult intensive care unit. Method: quantitative, observational, prospective. Data were collected between September and November 2020, in a public hospital. An instrument was used for daily evaluations of the skin under and peri the devices. Results: 1,579 devices were analyzed in 292 evaluations in 47 patients, identifying 233 injuries (14.9%). The incidence of injuries was 6.1%. In 20.9% (n = 61) of the devices used, the injuries were related to the orotracheal tube. Regarding the regions affected by injuries, 10.4% (n = 24) occurred in the ears; 7.8% (n = 18) in the face. Stage 1 injuries were the most frequent (n=147; 63.3%) in the evaluations performed. Conclusion: incidence was 6.1%. The need to maintain surveillance is emphasized, especially in patients with endotracheal tube. Prevention measures should be adopted to reduce the occurrence of these injuries.