Altered skin integrity in children admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit. J Nurs Care Qual 1996 Dec;11(2):62-7
Date
12/01/1996Pubmed ID
8987319DOI
10.1097/00001786-199612000-00010Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0030344666 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 32 CitationsAbstract
As part of a quality improvement study, the incidence and severity of altered skin integrity in a tertiary pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) were investigated in an attempt to identify contributing risk factors. Demographic, severity of illness, and practice variables were collected on 271 of 357 admissions during an 18-week period. Data were analyzed from the date of PICU admission until a change in skin integrity occurred or until PICU discharge. Altered skin integrity occurred in 26 percent of admissions; 7 percent of the cases had skin breakdown. By multivariate analysis, only the Pediatric Risk of Mortality Score and white race were associated with altered skin integrity.
Author List
Zollo MB, Gostisha ML, Berens RJ, Schmidt JE, Weigle CGAuthor
Richard J. Berens MD Professor in the Anesthesiology department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Analysis of VarianceChild, Preschool
Female
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Incidence
Intensive Care Units
Logistic Models
Male
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pressure Ulcer
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Skin Ulcer
United States
Wisconsin
