An observational study in Pressure Ulcer, Critical Care and Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, sponsored by French Society for Intensive Care. Completed at 60 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-04-11.
Sponsored by French Society for Intensive Care · Observational
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.
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.
518 studies on the registry are indexed under Pressure Ulcer; 117 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 1,228 is above the median of 154 across 97 observational studies indexed under Pressure Ulcer.
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Patient in Critical Care during study day.
The inclusion criteria were :
The exclusion criterion was:
Patient was evaluated according to presence of pressur ulcer or not
Pressure Ulcer Presence on the study day
Presence (1) or absence (0) of pressure ulcer (however grade of pressure ulcer) during the study period which is a 1 Day Study Prevalence
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 day
Grade of Pressure Ulcer on the study day
Grade (from 1 to 4) of pressure ulcer during the study period which is a 1 Day Study Prevalence
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 day
Area of Pressure Ulcer on the study day
Area on the patient's body of pressure ulcer during the study period which is a 1 Day Study Prevalence
Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 day
Plan to share: No
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