Rehabilitation Therapeutics of the Neurological Training by Wenru Zhao

Author:Wenru Zhao
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789811308123
Publisher: Springer Singapore

9.1.4.2 Epidemiology of Pressure Sores

In the emergency medical establishment, the occurrence rate of pressure sores is 15–18.3%. Some people do study of nursing in acute stage on large sample about 148 hospitals and found that the occurrence rate of pressure sores is 9.2%. The occurrence rate of pressure sores in the patients in a long period of hospitalization is 3.5–29.5%. In skilled nursing facility and sanatorium, the occurrence rate of pressure sores is 2.4–23%.

Occurrence rate of pressure sores differs in different population and organizations. In acute nursing institute, the occurrence rate is 3–40%. Allman found that at least 7.7% of inpatients are diagnosed with pressure sores 3 weeks after admitted to hospital. In special crowd, such as the patients with senile diseases and orthopedic department of orthopaedics, the occurrence rate reaches 24–59%. Young and Burns found that the occurrence rate of the patients in acute phase and in rehabilitation hospital is 40%. In the follow-up visit of every 5 years, the occurrence rate is 30%.

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