title: [Incidence of pressure ulcers at a university hospital].
abstract: This study aimed to identify the incidence of pressure ulcers (PU) at São Paulo University Hospital--Brazil, as well as to establish possible associations with patients' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. Data were collected during three months, involving 211 risk patients, resulting in a 39.8% incidence level. A significant statistical correlation (p<0.05) was found between incidence level and age and PU area; and between age and humidity, time of hospitalization and nutrition, PU area and nutrition. Results indicate the urgent need to implant a PU prevention and treatment program at the institution and provide methodological contributions for other services to develop this kind of research.
authors.affiliation: Divisão de Enfermagem Cirúrgica, Hospital Universitário, Universidade de São Paulo. nrogenski@aol.com
authors.forename: Noemi Marisa Brunet
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Rogenski
authors.forename: Vera Lúcia Conceição de Gouveia
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Santos
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014945:Wound Healing