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Prog Cardiovasc Nurs · Jul 1989
Risk factors associated with pressure ulcers in the pediatric patient following open--heart surgery.
- J R Neidig, C Kleiber, and R A Oppliger.
- Prog Cardiovasc Nurs. 1989 Jul 1; 4 (3): 99-106.
AbstractFrom a retrospective chart audit conducted on 59 infants and children who had survived open-heart surgery, 16.9% were found to have developed ulcers on the occipital region of their scalps during the postoperative period. Four risk factors were identified: age, type of congenital heart defect, length of time intubated, and length of stay in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). A protocol designed to decrease the amount of pressure and shearing force applied to the occipital region of these patients postoperatively was implemented. A dramatic decline to 4.8% in the incidence of pressure ulcers was noted after implementation of the protocol.
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