TY  - JOUR
T1  - Risk Assessment and Prevention Program Impact on the Incidence of Pressure
Ulcers in Intensive Care Unit
AU - Abedi, Azar AU - Yazdanic, Ahmadreza AU - Daryabeigy, Reza 
JO  - Research Journal of Medical Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 2
SP  - 16
EP  - 19
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9346
DO  - rjmsci.2019.16.19
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjmsci.2019.16.19
KW  - Pressure ulcer
KW  -risk assessment
KW  -intensive care unit
KW  -nursing
KW  -braden tool
KW  -pressure ulcers
AB  - Pressure ulcers are a common problem in intensive care units and potentially avoidable. The first step
in the prevention of pressure ulcers is to identify patients at risk using standard tools. The aim of this study
was to evaluate the impact of preventive programson the incidence of pressure ulcers based on the Braden tool.
This study was a randomized clinical trial with two groups of 65 adult patients admitted to the intensive care
unit of a teaching hospital were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. In the experimental
group using the Braden risk assessment tool, patients at risk for pressure ulcer were identified and then
implemented a prevention program for two weeks. Control group received routine care. Data were analysed
using SPSS. Fisher’s exact test, show a significant difference between the two groups in the incidence of
pressure ulcers (p = 0/01). And the occurrence of pressure ulcersin the intervention group was lower thant he
control group. Identification of patients at risk for pressure ulcers using Braden tool and appropriate preventive
measures can reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers in patients admitted to intensive care units in the
intervention group.
ER  -