Pressure Injury
Conditions
Brief summary
Background: Pressure injury (PI) mainly occurs in bedridden older adults or those with physical limitations. PI treatment is typically long-term, requiring coordination between health-care workers and the patient's caregiver. Here, we aimed to determine the appropriate timing to conduct flap reconstruction in patients with PIs and identify factors affecting surgical outcomes. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of all patients who received debridement or flap reconstruction surgery for PIs in our hospital from January 2016 to December 2021. The extracted data included patient demographics, surgical records, blood test results, vital signs, and flap outcomes. Next, these characteristics including the flap outcomes of our patients with PIs were analyzed, along with the risk factors for poor wound healing and complications.
Interventions
PROCEDUREflap reconstruction
received flap reconstruction over sacrum, back, trochanter, ischium, elbow, and lower extremities
Sponsors
Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
all patients who received debridement or flap reconstruction surgery for Pressure injury in Wan Fang Hospital from January 2016 to December 2021
Exclusion criteria
the patients who did not received debridement or flap reconstruction surgery for Pressure injury
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Complete wound healing | from January 2016 to December 2021 | no presentation of wound drainage or wound dehiscence at the surgical site 14 days after drainage tube removal. |
Outcome results
None listed