Reduction in the incidence of pressure injury in a general icu in a private hospital

Abstract

Objective: to retrospectively evaluate the incidence of pressure injury (PI) in a General ICU in 2018, after application of improvement science at Hospital Santa Teresa, Petrópolis, RJ. Method: a retrospective, descriptive and exploratory study of a quantitative nature, with data from March to December 2018, on the incidence of PI and adherence to measures implemented after scientific application of improvement in the São Judas Tadeu General ICU at Hospital Santa Teresa, Petrópolis, RJ. Results: 104 lesions were identified in 59 patients and an incidence of PI of 7.33%. The sacral region was the most affected (27.03%). 50% of PI were stage 2. 38.46% of injuries were related to medical devices. Adherence to the care bundle was 71.16% and the 4-hour Braden Scale was 89.4%. Conclusion: study demonstrates a lower incidence of PI compared to national values, significant improvement in the process of identifying staging, risk assessment and reporting of PI.