title: The incidence of pressure ulcer in patients on mechanical ventilation andeffects of selected risk factors on pressure ulcer development.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study aimed to determine the incidence of pressure ulcers in patients on mechanical ventilation and selected risk factors likely to play a role in pressure ulcer development.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 110 patients recruited from an anesthesia critical care unit of a university hospital. Data were collected with a demographic and clinical characteristics form. The form was composed of questions about demographic characteristics and clinical features including diagnosis, duration of mechanical ventilation, general well-being, oxygenation, perfusion, and skin condition.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of pressure ulcer was 15.5%. Duration of mechanical ventilation was longer and the body mass index was higher in patients developing pressure ulcers than in those without pressure ulcers. Additionally, 90.11% of patients with pressure ulcers had edema and 82.35% of patients with pressure ulcers received vasopressin. The patients with pressure ulcers had higher PH levels, lower PaO2 levels, higher PCO2 levels, lower SaO2 levels, and higher urine output.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It can be recommended that nurses and other health professionals should be aware of factors playing a role in pressure ulcer development and should be able to conduct appropriate interventions to prevent pressure ulcers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Health Science Faculty, İzmir University of Economics, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özgül
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Karayurt
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Özay
authors.initials: Ö
authors.lastname: Akyol
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Necmiye
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kılıçaslan
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Nuray
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akgün
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ümran
authors.initials: Ü
authors.lastname: Sargın
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Melike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kondakçı
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hanım
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ekinci
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: Neslihan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sarı
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Pressure ulcer; critical care; mechanical ventilation; nursing