Selected Biochemical Blood Parameters and a Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Patients Receiving Treatment in Intensive Care Units
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: This study aimed to assess the level of selected biochemical parameters in venous blood and their potential effects on the development of pressure ulcers in patients treated in intensive care settings. <i>Materials and Methods</i><b>:&l...
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| description | <i>Background and Objectives</i>: This study aimed to assess the level of selected biochemical parameters in venous blood and their potential effects on the development of pressure ulcers in patients treated in intensive care settings. <i>Materials and Methods</i><b>:</b> Fifty patients hospitalised in an intensive care unit (ICU) were enrolled for the study. The methods used included controlled observation, literature review and medical record analysis. The observation protocol applied in the study consisted of two parts comprising the basic information, sociodemographic data, results of laboratory tests (CRP, PCT, albumin, protein and haemoglobin concentrations) as well as the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk. <i>Results</i><b>: </b>The subjects presented moderate to high risk of pressure ulcers, reflected by the mean score of 8.18 ± 1.3 points, with minimum and maximum scores of 6 and 12 points, respectively. Normal albumin level was identified in only five subjects (10.0%) while 45 subjects (90.0%) were found with results below the norm. A statistical relationship was observed between such variables as albumin concentration (<i>p</i> < 0.01) and total protein level (<i>p</i> = 0.007). The findings show a strong correlation between the score in the Braden Scale and the level of albumins (R = 0.55). <i>Conclusions</i><b>: </b>In our study, lower concentrations of albumins and total proteins correspond to a greater risk of pressure ulcers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5dd9eba890214e81838d0e533a452c192023-09-02T01:48:42ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X2021-02-015717717710.3390/medicina57020177Selected Biochemical Blood Parameters and a Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Patients Receiving Treatment in Intensive Care UnitsDariusz Bazaliński0Beata Midura1Anna Wójcik2Paweł Więch3Father B. Markiewicz Podkarpackie Specialist Oncology Centre, Specialist Hospital in Brzozów, 36-200 Brzozów, PolandClinical Provincial Hospital No. 2 in Rzeszów, Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, PolandFather B. Markiewicz Podkarpackie Specialist Oncology Centre, Specialist Hospital in Brzozów, 36-200 Brzozów, PolandInstitute of Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences of the University of Rzeszów, University of Rzeszów, 35-959 Rzeszów, Poland<i>Background and Objectives</i>: This study aimed to assess the level of selected biochemical parameters in venous blood and their potential effects on the development of pressure ulcers in patients treated in intensive care settings. <i>Materials and Methods</i><b>:</b> Fifty patients hospitalised in an intensive care unit (ICU) were enrolled for the study. The methods used included controlled observation, literature review and medical record analysis. The observation protocol applied in the study consisted of two parts comprising the basic information, sociodemographic data, results of laboratory tests (CRP, PCT, albumin, protein and haemoglobin concentrations) as well as the Braden Scale for Predicting Pressure Ulcer Risk. <i>Results</i><b>: </b>The subjects presented moderate to high risk of pressure ulcers, reflected by the mean score of 8.18 ± 1.3 points, with minimum and maximum scores of 6 and 12 points, respectively. Normal albumin level was identified in only five subjects (10.0%) while 45 subjects (90.0%) were found with results below the norm. A statistical relationship was observed between such variables as albumin concentration (<i>p</i> < 0.01) and total protein level (<i>p</i> = 0.007). The findings show a strong correlation between the score in the Braden Scale and the level of albumins (R = 0.55). <i>Conclusions</i><b>: </b>In our study, lower concentrations of albumins and total proteins correspond to a greater risk of pressure ulcers.https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/57/2/177undernutritionalbuminspressure ulcersintensive care |
| spellingShingle | Dariusz Bazaliński Beata Midura Anna Wójcik Paweł Więch Selected Biochemical Blood Parameters and a Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Patients Receiving Treatment in Intensive Care Units Medicina undernutrition albumins pressure ulcers intensive care |
| title | Selected Biochemical Blood Parameters and a Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Patients Receiving Treatment in Intensive Care Units |
| title_full | Selected Biochemical Blood Parameters and a Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Patients Receiving Treatment in Intensive Care Units |
| title_fullStr | Selected Biochemical Blood Parameters and a Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Patients Receiving Treatment in Intensive Care Units |
| title_full_unstemmed | Selected Biochemical Blood Parameters and a Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Patients Receiving Treatment in Intensive Care Units |
| title_short | Selected Biochemical Blood Parameters and a Risk of Pressure Ulcers in Patients Receiving Treatment in Intensive Care Units |
| title_sort | selected biochemical blood parameters and a risk of pressure ulcers in patients receiving treatment in intensive care units |
| topic | undernutrition albumins pressure ulcers intensive care |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/57/2/177 |
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