Predictors of pressure ulcer incidence following traumatic spinal cord injury: a secondary analysis of a prospective longitudinal study

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Secondary analysis of data from a prospective cohort study.

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Guideline for prevention of catheter-associated urinary tract infections 2009.

Carolyn Gould, Craig A Umscheid, Rajender K. Agarwal … (2010)

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Preventing pressure ulcers: a systematic review.

M. Reddy, Steven S. Gill, Paula Rochon (2006)

Pressure ulcers are common in a variety of patient settings and are associated with adverse health outcomes and high treatment costs. To systematically review the evidence examining interventions to prevent pressure ulcers. MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL (from inception through June 2006) and Cochrane databases (through issue 1, 2006) were searched to identify relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs). UMI Proquest Digital Dissertations, ISI Web of Science, and Cambridge Scientific Abstracts were also searched. All searches used the terms pressure ulcer, pressure sore, decubitus, bedsore, prevention, prophylactic, reduction, randomized, and clinical trials. Bibliographies of identified articles were further reviewed. Fifty-nine RCTs were selected. Interventions assessed in these studies were grouped into 3 categories, ie, those addressing impairments in mobility, nutrition, or skin health. Methodological quality for the RCTs was variable and generally suboptimal. Effective strategies that addressed impaired mobility included the use of support surfaces, mattress overlays on operating tables, and specialized foam and specialized sheepskin overlays. While repositioning is a mainstay in most pressure ulcer prevention protocols, there is insufficient evidence to recommend specific turning regimens for patients with impaired mobility. In patients with nutritional impairments, dietary supplements may be beneficial. The incremental benefit of specific topical agents over simple moisturizers for patients with impaired skin health is unclear. Given current evidence, using support surfaces, repositioning the patient, optimizing nutritional status, and moisturizing sacral skin are appropriate strategies to prevent pressure ulcers. Although a number of RCTs have evaluated preventive strategies for pressure ulcers, many of them had important methodological limitations. There is a need for well-designed RCTs that follow standard criteria for reporting nonpharmacological interventions and that provide data on cost-effectiveness for these interventions.

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Long-term medical complications after traumatic spinal cord injury: a regional model systems analysis.

William O. McKinley, Amie Jackson, Diana D Cardenas … (1999)

To analyze the incidence, risk factors, and trends of long-term secondary medical complications in individuals with traumatic spinal cord injury. Data were reviewed from the National SCI Statistical Center on annual evaluations performed at 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, and 20 years after injury on patients injured between 1973 and 1998. Multicenter Regional SCI Model Systems. Secondary medical complications at annual follow-up years, including pneumonia/atelectasis, autonomic dysreflexia, deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, pressure ulcers, fractures, and renal calculi. Pressure ulcers were the most frequent secondary medical complications in all years, and individuals at significant (p < .05) risk included those with complete injuries (years 1, 2, 5, 10), younger age (year 2), concomitant pneumonia/atelectasis (year 1, 2, 5), and violent injury (years 1, 2, 5, 10). The incidence of pneumonia/atelectasis was 3.4% between rehabilitation discharge and year-1 follow-up with those most significantly at risk being older than 60 years (years 1, 2, 5, 10) and tetraplegia-complete (years 1, 2). One-year incidence of deep venous thrombosis was 2.1% with a significant decline seen at year 2 (1.2%), and individuals most significantly (p < .001) at risk were those with complete injuries (year 1). The incidence of calculi (kidney and/or ureter) was 1.5% at 1-year follow-up and 1.9% at 5 years and was more frequent in patients with complete tetraplegia. Intermittent catheterization was the most common method of bladder management among patients with paraplegia but became less common at later postinjury visits. Pressure ulcers, autonomic dysreflexia, and pneumonia/atelectasis were the most common long-term secondary medical complications found at annual follow-ups. Risk factors included complete injury, tetraplegia, older age, concomitant illness, and violent injury.