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Pressure Sores in Intubated Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care Clinics; Cross-Sectional Study

Elçin Efteli(MEHMET AKİF ERSOY ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-3232-0060
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2025-08-29
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This study showed that all intubated patients hospitalized in intensive care clinics were at risk for pressure sore development according to the EFGU Pressure Sore Risk Assessment scale.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Pressure sores are one of the most important problems that slow down the healing process in bedridden and intubated patients.
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Pressure sores are one of the most important problems that slow down the healing process in bedridden and intubated patients. This study aimed to determine the incidence of pressure sores in intubated patients hospitalized in intensive care units and the factors affecting them. Patients newly hospitalized in the units where the study was conducted were included. Descriptive Information Form and EFGU Pressure Sore Risk Assessment Scale were used in the study. The study included 78 intubated patients hospitalized in intensive care clinics of a state hospital. The rate of pressure sore development was 16.57%. When the patients were evaluated with the EFGU Pressure Sore Risk Assessment Scale, it was determined that the mean score of the scale was 8.50±1.14. It was determined that there was a statistically significant difference between the risk assessment scale total mean scores of patients who developed pressure sores and those who did not. This study showed that all intubated patients hospitalized in intensive care clinics were at risk for pressure sore development according to the EFGU Pressure Sore Risk Assessment scale.

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Efteli, E. (2025). Pressure Sores in Intubated Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care Clinics; Cross-Sectional Study. Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü Dergisi, Volume: 13 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.24998/maeusabed.1700150

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