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Gerokomos
versión impresa ISSN 1134-928X
Resumen
ROMAN TOBON, Diana Patricia y VARGAS GARCIA, Alberto Rafael. Dependence-related lesions in a cardiovascular clinic. Gerokomos [online]. 2021, vol.32, n.2, pp.117-121. Epub 12-Jul-2021. ISSN 1134-928X. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/s1134-928x2021000200010.
Aim:
To describe dependence-related lesions in a high level of care cardiovascular clinic in the city of Medellin, Colombia, in 2018.
Method:
Retrospective descriptive study with a non-probabilistic sample. Quantitative data were calculated with median and their respective interquartile ranges, minimum and maximum values. Qualitative data is presented with absolute and relative frequencies.
Results:
167 patients suffered dependence-related lesions, incidence 2.8%. The most frequent lesions were caused by medical devices (50.9%), by pressure (28.7), by Medical Adhesive-Related Skin Injury (18.6), and by humidity (1.8%). There were not friction injuries. 73.1% of the lesions occurred in adult patients. % had a high risk classification; 60.5% of the injuries were category 1. According to the anatomical site, most lesions were presented in the face and neck (47.9%), followed by the pelvis and lower limbs (40.1%). In the quality analysis it was found that 60.5% were avoidable.
Conclusions:
The majority of dependence-related lesions were secondary to the use of medical devices. It is necessary to make more researches that show the different type of dependence-related lesions, since caring and prevention measures vary according to the production mechanism.
Palabras clave : Pressure Ulcer; Equipment and supplies; prevention and control; Tissue Adhesives; wound and injury.