Abstract
In Angola there is a lack of accessible data relatively to pressure injuries (PI) in Intensive Care Units, and also to risk factors. There is a multiplicity of risk factors of PI, such as prolonged length of stay, invasive mechanical ventilation, vasoactive drugs, immobility, inadequate nutrition, among others (Alderden, et al., 2017), and the cumulative incidence (IC 95%) worldwide varies between 10 and 25.9% (Chaboyer et al., 2018; EPUAP, NPIAP & PPIA, 2019).
Sigma Membership
Phi Xi
Lead Author Affiliation
Portuguese Catholic University, Lisbon, Portugal
Type
Presentation-Oral Standard Event
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Observational
Research Approach
Quantitative Research
Keywords:
Pressure Ulcers, Critical Care, Africa, Pressure Injuries, Angola Intensive Care Units, Intensive Care Units
Recommended Citation
Pinto, Susana; Assunção, Marta; Alves, Paulo; and José, Helena, "Incidence of pressure injury in critical care, in Angola: Identification of risk factors" (2020). General Submissions: Presenations (Oral and Poster). 55.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/gen_sub_presentations/2020/presentations/55
Conference Name
Sigma European Region Annual Conference
Conference Host
European Region - Sigma
Conference Location
Virtual Event
Conference Year
2020
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Incidence of pressure injury in critical care, in Angola: Identification of risk factors
Virtual Event
In Angola there is a lack of accessible data relatively to pressure injuries (PI) in Intensive Care Units, and also to risk factors. There is a multiplicity of risk factors of PI, such as prolonged length of stay, invasive mechanical ventilation, vasoactive drugs, immobility, inadequate nutrition, among others (Alderden, et al., 2017), and the cumulative incidence (IC 95%) worldwide varies between 10 and 25.9% (Chaboyer et al., 2018; EPUAP, NPIAP & PPIA, 2019).