2013, Number 1
Magnitud del evento adverso. Úlceras por presión
Vela-Anaya G
Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 3-8
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ABSTRACT
Introduction: To identify the dimension of a health care problem is the most effective way to develop the best strategies to improve care in both the preventive and the curative sense. With this in mind, we began the search for epidemiological information regarding the prevalence of pressure ulcers (PU) in Mexico.Objective: To identify the prevalence of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients as an adverse event at the local, regional, state and national levels. Methodology: Survey with dichotomous responses. We obtained the total number of inpatients evaluated, and of patients detected with PU. Crude prevalence (CP) and mean prevalence (MP) rates were calculated.
Results: Information was obtained from 175 medical units in secondary care in 32 states. Of a total of 13,137 patients evaluated, 1,697 had one or more PU, with a total of 2,754 PU. Nationally, the crude prevalence rate was 12.92%, while the mean prevalence was 20.07% with a standard deviation of +/- 15.79%.
Conclusions: This is the fi rst national prevalence study of pressure ulcers. With studies such as this, the extent of the problem can be identifi ed and care strategies can be devised to reduce health care organizational and technical-professional factors that foster the occurrence of adverse events in hospital care.
REFERENCES
Soldevilla Agreda JJ, Torra i Bou JE, López Casanova P. 3er. Estudio Nacional de Prevalencia de Úlceras por Presión en España, 2009. Epidemiología y variables defi nitorias de las lesiones y pacientes. Gerokomos. 2011;22(2) [En línea] http://scielo.isciii. es/scielo.php?pid=S1134-928X2011000200005&script=sci_ arttext [Consultado 18/07/2012].