title: [Occurrence of pressure ulcers following discharge from the hospital of patients with complete paraplegia--a long-term follow-up study].
abstract: A group of 40 patients with complete paraplegia, selected to specific criteria (such as extent and location of SCI, age, cost-carrier) had been followed-up annually over a period of ten years post-onset by means of mail questionnaires. The filled-in questionnaires had been returned in all instances. The present study dealing with pressure sores occurred after discharge from hospital treatment, some 324 questionnaires, of 400 in all, have been included in the evaluation. Concerning decubitus frequency, it was found that pressure sores had occurred in 160 of the 324 years of follow-up (49.4 percent). Of these 160 instances, 53 (33.1 percent) were however classified as "short-term decubiti" because they had lasted for one to four weeks only. Notwithstanding limitations in study comparability, an attempt is made to contrast the incidence rate and ulcer durations found to findings reported elsewhere in the literature. As far as the study admitted statements on causal factors, these are grouped according to etiologies. Finally, the contribution outlines conclusions as well as consequences for prevention and therapy.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000150:complications*; D010351:Patient Discharge; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Das Vorkommen von Druckgeschwüren nach der Krankenhausentlassung bei Patienten mit kompletter Paraplegie--Eine Langzeitbeobachtung.