PRESSURE INJURY IN GERIATRIC SURGERY PATIENTS: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Keywords:
elderly, geriatric surgery, pressure injury, prevalance, incidenceAbstract
As patients get older, the frequency of surgery increases and the risk of developing pressure injuries increases. It is very important to prevent pressure injury formation in order to reduce postoperative complications. This study aim to examine research on pressure injury development in geriatric surgical patients. The study is a systematic review study. This systematic review analysed studies published between 2019 and 2023 on Pubmed, Sciencedirect, and Google Scholar databases using the keywords “elderly”, “geriatric surgery”, “pressure injury”, “prevalence”, and “incidence”. As a result of the screening, 7 studies were accepted. The results showed that 71.44% (n=5) of the studies were published in 2020, 14.28% (n=1) in 2021, and 14.28% (n=1) in 2022. No studies on the subject were found in 2019 or 2023. The study found that the average prevalence of pressure injury was 40.6%, with an incidence ranging between 5.15% and 16.37%. It was determined that pressure injury begans to form on the third postoperative day, most commonly in the sacrum (35.9-77.19%) and in the heel of the foot (57.6%). It was determined that they were most commonly seen in stage 1. The prevalence and incidence of pressure injury is particularly high in geriatric surgical patients hospitalized in intensive care. It is recommended that nurses examine the factors that contribute to the development of pressure injury in geriatric surgical patients and take measures to prevent them.
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