Risk assessment for perioperative pressure injuries

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2019-01, Vol.27, p.e3117-e3117
• Main Authors: Peixoto, Camila de Assunção, Ferreira, Maria Beatriz Guimarães, Felix, Márcia Marques Dos Santos, Pires, Patrícia da Silva, Barichello, Elizabeth, Barbosa, Maria Helena
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Body mass index; Elective Surgical Procedures; Injuries; NURSING; Original; Patient Positioning; Perioperative Nursing; Pressure Ulcer; Pressure ulcers; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sociodemographics
• ISSN: 1518-8345; 0104-1169; 1518-8345
• DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.2677-3117

to evaluate and classify patients according to the Risk Assessment Scale for Perioperative Pressure Injuries; verify the association between sociodemographic and clinical variables and the risk score; and identify the occurrence of pressure injuries due to surgical positioning. observational, longitudinal, prospective and quantitative study carried out in a teaching hospital with 278 patients submitted to elective surgeries. A sociodemographic and clinical characterization questionnaire and the Risk Assessment Scale for Perioperative Pressure Injuries were used. Descriptive, bivariate and logistic regression analyses were applied. the majority of patients (56.5%) presented a high risk for perioperative pressure injury. Female sex, elderly group, and altered body mass index values were statistically significant (p < 0.05) for a higher risk of pressure injuries. In 77% of the patients, there were perioperative pressure injuries. most of the participants presented a high risk for development of perioperative decubitus ulcers. The female sex, elderly group, and altered body mass index were significant factors for increased risk. The Risk Assessment Scale for Perioperative Pressure Injuries allows the early identification of risk of injury, subsidizing the adoption of preventive strategies to ensure the quality of perioperative care.