. 2023; 29(2): 108-116 | DOI: 10.14744/GKDAD.2023.49360 | ||||
Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcers in the Intensive Care Unit in the Cardiac CenterBedih Balkan1, Gülferen Turan Gevrek1, Zahide Özlem Ulubay2, Mustafa Can Kaplan3, Ali Osman Balkan41Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Intensive Care Unit, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye2Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye 3Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Türkiye 4Bezmialem Vakif University Faculty of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye Objectives: Pressure ulcers (PUs) can negatively affect quality of life, prolong hospital stays, and increase the costs of health care. In this study, we evaluate the risk factors for the development of PUs in patients admitted to the cardiac intensive care units (ICUs) in our hospital. Bedih Balkan, Gülferen Turan Gevrek, Zahide Özlem Ulubay, Mustafa Can Kaplan, Ali Osman Balkan. Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcers in the Intensive Care Unit in the Cardiac Center. . 2023; 29(2): 108-116 Sorumlu Yazar: Bedih Balkan, Türkiye |
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