Pressure ulcer treatment in the Pediatric Unit of a Rehabilitation Hospital
INTRODUCTION: Pressure ulcers (PUs), or pressure sores, are among the most common serious complications in patients with spinal cord injury. The incidence and evolution in children and adolescents have specific characteristics. Most prior reports evaluated adults who developed PUs in the hospital. T...
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| author | Katia Torres Batista Isabel Cristina Correia Pereira Ana Caroline Leôncio Romano |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Pressure ulcers (PUs), or pressure sores, are among the most common serious complications in patients with spinal cord injury. The incidence and evolution in children and adolescents have specific characteristics. Most prior reports evaluated adults who developed PUs in the hospital. The objective is to describe the outcomes of surgical PU closure in children and adolescents in the Hospital Sarah Brasília pediatric unit.
METHODS: This was a retrospective statistical analysis of patients who underwent surgery for PUs. Statistical analysis of the incidence of PUs was performed using Epi Info version 3.2.2.
RESULTS: Of 116 patients who underwent surgery for PUs at the Hospital Sarah between 2005 and 2010, 20 (17.2%) were admitted to the Pediatric Unit. All 15 (75%) male and 5 (25%) female patients were admitted from a community setting. PUs were located in the ischial region in 60% of patients. The follow-up period was 15 years. Neural tube malformations were present in 70% of patients. We performed surgery for grade III and IV PUs, using gluteal flaps, primary closure and coccygectomy, and tensor fascia lata flaps. Three cases had complications, 65% developed recurrences, and 15% developed new ulcers in the pelvic region.
CONCLUSION: The main cause of PUs in pediatric cases admitted to the rehabilitation hospital was a neural tube malformation (70%) in the ischial region. Despite admission to the rehabilitation program, a high recurrence rate (65%) was observed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d54c24326dc649a4a4ddfc5108359ed52023-12-03T14:22:25ZengSociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia PlásticaRevista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica1983-51752177-12352017-12-01320457057810.5935/2177-1235.2017RBCP0092Pressure ulcer treatment in the Pediatric Unit of a Rehabilitation HospitalKatia Torres Batista0Isabel Cristina Correia Pereira1Ana Caroline Leôncio Romano2Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, São Paulo, SP, BrazilRede Sarah de Hospitais do Aparelho Locomotor, Brasília, DF, BrazilRede Sarah de Hospitais do Aparelho Locomotor, Brasília, DF, BrazilINTRODUCTION: Pressure ulcers (PUs), or pressure sores, are among the most common serious complications in patients with spinal cord injury. The incidence and evolution in children and adolescents have specific characteristics. Most prior reports evaluated adults who developed PUs in the hospital. The objective is to describe the outcomes of surgical PU closure in children and adolescents in the Hospital Sarah Brasília pediatric unit. METHODS: This was a retrospective statistical analysis of patients who underwent surgery for PUs. Statistical analysis of the incidence of PUs was performed using Epi Info version 3.2.2. RESULTS: Of 116 patients who underwent surgery for PUs at the Hospital Sarah between 2005 and 2010, 20 (17.2%) were admitted to the Pediatric Unit. All 15 (75%) male and 5 (25%) female patients were admitted from a community setting. PUs were located in the ischial region in 60% of patients. The follow-up period was 15 years. Neural tube malformations were present in 70% of patients. We performed surgery for grade III and IV PUs, using gluteal flaps, primary closure and coccygectomy, and tensor fascia lata flaps. Three cases had complications, 65% developed recurrences, and 15% developed new ulcers in the pelvic region. CONCLUSION: The main cause of PUs in pediatric cases admitted to the rehabilitation hospital was a neural tube malformation (70%) in the ischial region. Despite admission to the rehabilitation program, a high recurrence rate (65%) was observed.http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1897/en_v32n4a16.pdfpressure ulcerrehabilitationpediatricsneural tubesciatica |
| spellingShingle | Katia Torres Batista Isabel Cristina Correia Pereira Ana Caroline Leôncio Romano Pressure ulcer treatment in the Pediatric Unit of a Rehabilitation Hospital Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica pressure ulcer rehabilitation pediatrics neural tube sciatica |
| title | Pressure ulcer treatment in the Pediatric Unit of
a Rehabilitation Hospital |
| title_full | Pressure ulcer treatment in the Pediatric Unit of
a Rehabilitation Hospital |
| title_fullStr | Pressure ulcer treatment in the Pediatric Unit of
a Rehabilitation Hospital |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pressure ulcer treatment in the Pediatric Unit of
a Rehabilitation Hospital |
| title_short | Pressure ulcer treatment in the Pediatric Unit of
a Rehabilitation Hospital |
| title_sort | pressure ulcer treatment in the pediatric unit of a rehabilitation hospital |
| topic | pressure ulcer rehabilitation pediatrics neural tube sciatica |
| url | http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1897/en_v32n4a16.pdf |
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