Prevalence of Pressure Injuries and Risk Factors in Long-Term Surgical Procedures

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Akan C., SAYIN Y.

BEZMIALEM SCIENCE, vol.9, no.1, pp.75-83, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 9 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.3820
  • Journal Name: BEZMIALEM SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.75-83
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: To determine the risk factors and prevalence associated with intraoperative pressure injury (IPI) in surgical procedures lasting more than two hours, and to draw attention of surgical nurses to the prevention of IPI.