Pressure sores among malnourished necropsied adults: preliminary data
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
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55(3): 79-82, May-June 2000. tab
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RESUMO
Pressure sores are common among bedridden, elderly, or malnourished patients, and may occur in terminal ill patients because of impaired mobility, fecal or urinary incontinence, and decreased healing capacity. The aim of this study was to compare frequency of pressure sores between malnourished and non-malnourished necropsied adults. METHOD:
All (n = 201) adults (age > or = 18 years) autopsied between 1986 and 1996 at the Teaching Hospital of Triangulo Mineiro Medical School (Uberaba) were eligible for the study. Gender, race, weight, height and main diagnoses were recorded. Ninety-six cases were excluded because of probable body water retention (congestive heart failure, hepatic insufficiency, nephrotic syndrome) or pressure sores secondary to peripheral vascular ischemia. Body mass index (BMI) was used to define malnourished (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and non-malnourished (BMI > 18.5kg/m2) groups.RESULTS:
Except for weight (42.5kg; range 28-57 vs. 60; 36-134.5kg) and BMI (16.9; range 12.4-18.5 vs. 22.7; range 18.5-54.6kg/m2), respectively, there were no statistical differences among 43 malnourished and 62 non-malnourished cases in relation to age (54.9 +/- 20.4 vs. 52.9 +/- 17.9 years), percentage of white persons (74.4 vs. 64.5 percent), male gender (76.7 vs. 69.3 percent) and main diagnoses. Five malnourished (11.6 percent) and 7 (11.5 percent) non-malnourished cases had pressure sores (p=0.89).CONCLUSION:
Pressure sores were equally common findings in necropsied persons with protein-energy malnutrition, as assessed by body mass index
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Main subject:
Protein-Energy Malnutrition
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Pressure Ulcer
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2000
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Triangulo Mineiro Medical School/BR
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