Resultados: 4

Quality of life related to clinical aspects in people with chronic wound

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 52 (), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the quality of life of people with chronic wounds and to compare this index with clinical parameters. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted between July 2014 and February 2015, evaluating people with chronic wounds in outpatient care during a nursing consultation, in...

Pressure ulcer dressings in critical patients: a cost analysis

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess the direct cost of dressings in pressure ulcer treatment. METHOD This was a descriptive observational study conducted at an intensive care unit in the Northeast region of Brazil, between November and December 2015. Data were gathered using the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Heali...

Factors associated with the incidence of pressure ulcer during hospital stay

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 51 (), 2017
Abstract OBJECTIVE Estimating the incidence rate of pressure ulcers and verifying factors associated with this occurrence in a cohort of hospitalized patients. METHOD This is a cohort study in which the considered outcome was the time until pressure ulcer occurrence. Estimated effect of the variables o...

Incidência de úlceras por pressão em pacientes de Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Cardiopneumológica

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 49 (spe), 2015
RESUMO Objetivo Identificar e analisar os coeficientes de incidência de úlceras por pressão (UP) e os fatores de risco para o seu desenvolvimento em pacientes críticos com doenças cardiopneumológicas. Método Estudo de coorte, prospectivo realizado na Unidade de Terapia Intensiva (UTI) Cardiopneumo...