Determination of Incidence and Risk Factors of Perioperative Pressure Injury in Surgical Patients: A Descriptive, Prospective, and Comparative Study

Abstract

determine the and of perioperative pressure injury (PI) in surgical patients. Material Methods: This descriptive, prospective, and comparative study was conducted with 101 patients who underwent general surgery training and research hospital in İ stanbul September 2018 June 2019. Data were collected using the “Patient Data Form,” the “Braden Scale,” and the “International Pressure Injury Classification System.” Data were analyzed with parametric and nonparametric tests using the SPSS package program. The statistical significance level was taken as p<0.05. The necessary institutional and ethics committee per-mission was obtained to conduct the study. Results: In this study, it was observed that the incidence of perioperative PI was 12.9% (13/101) in surgical patients, and most developed after pancreaticoduodenectomy (38.5%). Preoperative hemoglobin and serum albumin levels, surgical time longer than 185 minutes, and intraoperative hypotensive episodes were found to be determinant risk factors in the development of PI (p<0.01). Conclusion: Surgical nurses should carefully evaluate indi- vidual and surgery-related risk factors and implement evidence-based interventions in the prevention of pressure injuries.