Risk Factors of Medical Device-Related Pressure Ulcer in Intensive Care Units

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE@#The purpose of this study was to identify the characteristics of and risk factors for medical-device-related pressure ulcer (MDRPU) development in intensive care units.@*METHODS@#A prospective cohort study design was used, and the participants were 253 adult patients who had stayed in medical and surgical intensive care units. Data were collected regarding the application of medical devices and MDRPU-related characteristics over a period of six months from June to November, 2017. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, χ2-test, Fisher's exact test, and binary logistic regression analysis with the SPSS 21.0 program.@*RESULTS@#Among the 253 participants, MDRPUs occurred in 51 (19.8%) participants. The results of the logistic regression analysis showed that the risk factors for MDRPUs were the use of endotracheal tubes (OR=5.79, 95% CI 1.66~20.20), having had surgery (OR=2.95, 95% CI 1.11~7.77), being in a semi-coma/coma (OR=5.79, 95% CI 1.04~32.05), and sedation (OR=5.54, 95% CI 1.39~22.19).@*CONCLUSION@#On the basis of the study results, it is effectively facilitated by nurses when they care for patients with MDRPUs in intensive care units and the results are expected to be of help in preventive education for MDRPU development as well as preparing the base data for intervention studies.