Resumen
Objective To evaluate the impact of a risk management program for prevention of pressure ulcers (PUs) in an adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Material and methods A quantitative, prospective study performed with a «before and after» evaluation, and designed in three stages: 1) PU incidence study; 2) Intervention by implementing a risk management program, and 3) Assessment of the impact. Results Adherence to the preventive measures showed a significant increase (11.7%) between the first month of the program and the final month (58.5%) of the assessment. Initial PU rate was 20.9, with a decrease in the rate to 14.0 per 1000 bed occupancy days (P<.05) after the risk management program. Conclusions The data show that the risk management program, using prevention measures, was effective in reducing the rate of PU in the period under study by more than 33%.
Título traducido de la contribución | Impact of interventions in the pressure ulcer rate |
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Idioma original | Español |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 322-327 |
Número de páginas | 6 |
Publicación | Revista de Calidad Asistencial |
Volumen | 32 |
N.º | 6 |
DOI | |
Estado | Publicada - 1 nov. 2017 |
Palabras clave
- Intensive care unit
- Patient care Bundles
- Patient safety
- Pressure ulcers
- Quality of health care
Áreas temáticas de ASJC Scopus
- Políticas sanitarias