This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of skin tears (ST) among hospitalized oncology patients and associated demographic and clinical variables. This is an epidemiological cross-sectional study type, performed at Octavio Frias de Oliveira State of São Paulo Cancer Institute. All adult patients hospitalized from April 10th to 18th 2010 were evaluated by interview and physical examination. C...

OBJECTIVE to assess the risk of pressure ulcer development among hospitalized HIV/Aids. Metod: study quantitative descriptive with 35 patients admitted to an infectious diseases hospital in Curitiba-PR-BR. Characterized clinical and epidemiological of patients using a data collection instrument and the Braden Scale. Data was compiled using Excel® and a simple descriptive analysis. RESULTS two...

Christopher A. Duplessis, Marvin J. Sklar, Ryan C. Maves, Anne Spichler, Braden Hale, Mark Johnson, Mary Bavaro, and Joseph M. Vinetz Author affi liations: Naval Medical Center, San Diego, California, USA (C.A. Duplessis, M.J. Sklar, R.C. Maves, M. Johnson, M. Bavaro); University of California, La Jolla, California, USA (A. Spichler, J.M. Vinetz); and Naval Health Research Center, San Diego (B....

The purpose of this paper was to describe the spectrum of alterations in skin integrity and skin care needs of hospitalized infants and children. A 1-day skin prevalence audit was conducted in the spring of 2005 in a tertiary care university-affiliated children's hospital. Patient skin was assessed for any alterations. The Braden Q Scale was used to assess patient risk for pressure ulcer develo...

Accurate assessment and documentation of skin conditions facilitate communication among care providers and are critical to effective prevention and mitigation of pressure ulcer. We report developing a prototype mobile system called SAPPIRE (Skin Assessment for Pressure Ulcer Prevention, an Integrated Recording Environment) for an android device to assist nurses with skin assessment and document...

OBJECTIVE To identify the nursing care prescribed for patients in risk for pressure ulcer (PU) and to compare those with the Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC) interventions. METHOD Cross mapping study conducted in a university hospital. The sample was composed of 219 adult patients hospitalized in clinical and surgical units. The inclusion criteria were: score ≤ 13 in the Braden Scal...