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Abstract
Patients with pressure ulcers usually arrive to the Unified Emergency Admission Department (UEAD) due to other illnesses,
from the family or social care institutions. After triage and treatment at UEAD, the patient is hospitalized or discharged from
the hospital. The objective of this study was to examine the incidence, reasons for presenting to UEAD and further procedure
that patients with pressure ulcers admitted to UEAD were subjected to. Data in the Hospital Information System on patients
with pressure ulcers admitted to UEAD, Dr Tomislav Bardek General Hospital in Koprivnica in the period between January 1,
2016 and May 31, 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. The analysis included demographic data, location from which the
patient arrived, triage category and further procedure the patient was subjected to. Data were analyzed by using the methods
of descriptive statistics. A total of 18 patients with pressure ulcers were admitted to UEAD, 13 (72%) women and five (28%)
men. Five (28%) patients were referred from social care institutions and 13 (72%) from the family. Triage category 2 included
7 (38.8%) patients, four (22%) patients were included in triage categories 3 and 4, while three (16%) patients were included
in triage category 5. Ten (55.5%) patients were hospitalized, while eight (44.4%) patients were discharged from the hospital.
Only one patient was admitted primarily due to pressure ulcer complications. Contrary to our assumptions, a lower number
of patients were referred from social care institutions, i.e. more patients were referred from the family. These data resulted
from a long lasting active training of nurses and implementation of the nurse’s discharge letter.
压疮患者通常因其他疾病从家庭或社会护理机构来到统一急诊部(UEAD)。在UEAD进行分诊和治疗后,患者住院或出院。本研究的目的是研究压疮患者的发病率、出现UEAD的原因和进一步的治疗过程。回顾性分析2016年1月1日至2016年5月31日期间在Koprivnica Dr Tomislav Bardek综合医院UEAD住院的压疮患者的医院信息系统数据。分析包括人口统计数据、患者到达的地点、分诊类别和患者接受的进一步手术。采用描述性统计方法对资料进行分析。共有18例压疮患者入住UEAD, 13例(72%)女性和5例(28%)男性。5名(28%)患者从社会护理机构转介,13名(72%)患者从家庭转介。分类2包括7例(38.8%),分类3和分类4包括4例(22%),分类5包括3例(16%)。住院10例(55.5%),出院8例(44.4%)。仅有1例患者主要因压疮并发症入院。与我们的假设相反,从社会护理机构转介的患者数量较少,即更多的患者是从家庭转介的。这些数据来自于对护士的长期积极培训和护士出院信的实施。
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