title: Profile of patients with spinal cord injuries and occurrence of pressure ulcer at a university hospital.
abstract: Patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) have an increased risk of developing pressure ulcers (PU). It is a retrospective study done by review of records in order to identify the characteristics of patients who were assisted at a tertiary hospital as well as the occurrence of PU. Most patients were male, white and 36,2% between 21 and 30 years. The most common causes of TSCI were wound by fire weapons followed by vehicle crash/overturn. There was a predominance of injury at the toracic level followed by cervical. The PU occurred in 20 pacientes (42,5%). The most frequent regions of occurrence were the sacral and heels. Only 25% of the records had PU's dimensions charted, 80% stated the aspect, and 52.1% did not state the stage. There is a need for better documentation of PU so that interventions used for treatment can be evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo.
authors.forename: Paula Cristina
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Nogueira
authors.forename: Maria Helena Larcher
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Caliri
authors.forename: Vanderlei José
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Haas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010361:Patients; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*