Prevalence of Pressure Ulcer in Orthopaedic Bedridden Patients With a Higher Braden Pressure Ulcer Score in a Tertiary Care Government Hospital in Jammu

RAJNI THAPA; SUPRIYA; Dr. S. Victor Devasirvadam

doi:10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7626

Prevalence of Pressure Ulcer in Orthopaedic Bedridden Patients With a Higher Braden Pressure Ulcer Score in a Tertiary Care Government Hospital in Jammu

Author(s)	RAJNI THAPA, SUPRIYA, Dr. S. Victor Devasirvadam
Country	India
Abstract	In this research, our primary objective was to determine the prevalence of pressure ulcers (PU) in bedridden patients with risk of higher Braden Pressure Ulcer scores who were admitted to the orthopaedic wards at the tertiary care government hospital in Jammu. Methodology To achieve this, we conducted a cross-sectional point prevalence study utilising the Braden Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale and the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) grading scale and data form. Our research sample consisted of 180 bedridden patients with higher Braden scores admitted to the orthopaedic ward of the selected facility. We monitored these patients using an observational checklist based on the established EPUAP minimal dataset form and grading scale. We conveniently selected patients who had moderate to severe Braden Pressure Ulcer Risk scores. Result Our findings revealed that 22.8% of the bedridden patients with moderate to high-risk Braden pressure ulcer scores developed pressure ulcers. Among the respondents, the majority (67.78%) were categorised as high risk, followed by severe risk (18.89%) and moderate risk (13.33%). Of those who developed pressure ulcers, 28 had Grade 1 ulcers and 12 had Grade 2 ulcers. The most common locations for these ulcers were the sacrum (40%), followed by the iliac region (35%), and the buttocks (25%). We did not observe any significant association between clinical variables and the incidence of pressure ulcers, except for skin turgor.
Keywords	Bedridden patients Braden scale EPUAP Healthcare Orthopaedic Pressure ulcer
Field	Medical / Pharmacy
Published In	Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023
Published On	2023-10-22
Cite This	Prevalence of Pressure Ulcer in Orthopaedic Bedridden Patients With a Higher Braden Pressure Ulcer Score in a Tertiary Care Government Hospital in Jammu - RAJNI THAPA, SUPRIYA, Dr. S. Victor Devasirvadam - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 5, September-October 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7626
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i05.7626
Short DOI	https://doi.org/gszvss

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