Pressure injury related to surgical positioning and associated factors

Conclusion: The high incidence and associated factors (age and higher risk on the administered scale) for pressure injuries resulting from surgical positioning provide results to help understand the problem within the national scenario, and to implement interventions to reduce the patient's risk of being affected by this type of injury in the perioperative period.

Source: Acta Paulista de Enfermagem - May 5, 2021 Category: Nursing Source Type: research