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Clinical Trials/NCT02279355
NCT02279355UnknownNot Applicable

Peri-operative Risk Factors for Postoperative Pressure Ulcer in Surgical Patients

Yonsei University0 sites126 target enrollmentStarted: October 2014Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Enrollment
126
Primary Endpoint
independent preoperative risk factors

Study Overview

Brief Summary

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.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Case Control
Time Perspective
Retrospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
30 Years to 90 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

independent preoperative risk factors

Time Frame: up to1 month after surgery

Postoperative new-onset pressure ulcers were identified from nursing documentation in the patient's electrical medical record within 1 month after surgery

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

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