Postoperative Pressure Ulcer Clinical Trial
The aim of this retrospective study is to overall evaluate and validate preoperative and intra-operative risk factors for postoperative pressure ulcers in critically ill postoperative patients.
| Status | Not yet recruiting |
| Enrollment | 126 |
| Est. completion date | December 2014 |
| Est. primary completion date | October 2014 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | 30 Years to 90 Years |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - Patients in ICU with a greater than 48 hours - Underwent a surgical procedures, - Absence of pressure ulcer present at admission to the ICU and developed a stage II or higher pressure ulcer, deep tissue injury, or unstageable ulcer, as defined by the pressure ulcer staging guidelines of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Exclusion Criteria: - Patients will be excluded from the study if they had been diagnosed with pressure ulcer before the surgery - Pediatric patients |
Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Retrospective
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | |||
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Yonsei University |
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | independent preoperative risk factors | Postoperative new-onset pressure ulcers were identified from nursing documentation in the patient's electrical medical record within 1 month after surgery | up to1 month after surgery | No |