HIGHLIGHTS
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Children in intensive care have a higher risk of developing PU.
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Limited mobility and medical devices favor the onset of PU.
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Nursing consultation has a resolutive role in PU.
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Safety strategies to avoidable incidents should be a practice.
ABSTRACT
Objective:
to trace the sociodemographic and clinical profile, causal factors, and therapeutic management provided to children with pressure ulcers during hospitalization.
Method:
cross-sectional study; retrospective. Sample of 64 medical records of children with PU, admitted to a hospital in southern Brazil, from January/2016 to July/2021. Data analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results:
Profile of children in intensive care (62.5%); stage 1 pressure ulcers (35.9%); and use of simple cover (37.5%). Of the total cases, 25% by medical device use. Consultations were related to stage 3 injury (p=0.027). Nursing diagnosis risk of pressure ulcer was identified in 48.4% of cases, while the Braden/Braden Q scale was identified in 78.1%. Patients classified as high risk (46%) had limited mobility (p=0.000).
Conclusions:
Pressure ulcers in children in intensive care with limited mobility require everything from simple intervention to consulting according to the classification of the injury.
DESCRIPTORS:
Pressure Ulcer; Child; Hospitalization; Nursing Diagnosis; Patient Safety.