Incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers in patients with "minimal risk" according to the "Norton-MI" scale.

ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:Pressure ulcers (PUs) nowadays are a major health problem in society, associated with increased morbidity and increased health care costs. The incidence of HAPU is an indicator of health care quality. OBJECTIVE:To describe the profile of patients with minimal risk on the Norton-MI scale who developed PUs during hospitalization, and to identify the incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU). METHODS:Retrospective cohort study conducted between 2014 and 2017. STUDY POPULATION:Patients over 18 years of age classified as "minimum risk" according to Norton-MI, admitted to acute hospital units of the Severo Ochoa University Hospital-Madrid-Spain. Patients were classified as patients with hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (PWHAPU) if they developed one or more new PU durin

SUBMITTER: Diaz-Caro I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6948734 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature