Department of Public Health and Nursing, Rift Valley University, Addis Ababa,, Ethiopia
Research Article
Prevalence of Bed-Sore and its Associated Factors among Hospitalized Patients in Medical and Surgical Wards at Yekatit 12 Hospital Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2018
Author(s): Cheru Kore Sifir*
Background: Bed sore (BS) (also known as pressure sore (Ps), pressure injury (PI), decubitus ulcer (du), pressure ulcer (Pu), defined as an area of localized damage to the skin and subordinate tissue caused by pressure. PU leads to ischemia, cell death and tissue necrosis, capillaries are compressed, and the blood rush is limited, the cutaneous tissue turned broken or destroyed, leading to progressive destruction and necrosis of underling soft apkins.
Objective: To assess frequency of bed sore and its associated factors among rehabilitated cases in medical and surgical wards at yekatit 12 hospital medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2018.
Method: Institution- grounded, cross-sectional quantitative study design was conducted on a representative sample of 94 rehabilitated cases in the study area from March15, 2018.. View More»
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