NCT03912467

Prevalence of Pressure Ulcers Among Critically Ill Patients and Factors Associated With Their Occurrence in the ICU

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1,228 (actual)
• Sponsor: French Society for Intensive Care · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

The prevalence of and risk factors for pressure ulcers (PUs) in critically ill patients have been poorly studied. The main objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of PUs in critically ill patients. Secondary objectives were to describe PUs, means of prevention of PUs, and factors associated with occurrence of PUs in the ICU.

Detailed description

Pressure ulcers (PUs) among hospitalized patients are associated with a poor prognosis and with a high cost of care. Hospitalization in the ICU is a context where there is a high risk of occurrence of PUs, prevention of which is a priority for ICU teams caring for critically ill patients. However, the literature is inconclusive regarding the prevalence of PUs among critically ill patients and the associated risk factors. The main objective of this study was to describe the prevalence of PUs among critically ill patients hospitalized in the ICU. Secondary objectives were to describe means of prevention of PUs in the ICU and the characteristics of PUs, and to identify factors either related to the ICU or patient characteristics associated with occurrence of PUs in the ICU.

Conditions

• Pressure Ulcer
• Critical Care
• Intensive Care Unit Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pressure Ulcer Evaluation	Patient was evaluated according to presence of pressur ulcer or not

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-06-01
• Primary completion: 2017-06-01
• Completion: 2017-12-01
• First posted: 2019-04-11
• Last updated: 2019-04-11

Locations

60 sites across 1 country: France