Pressure Ulcer Characteristics in Pediatric Patient

Nova Zairina Lubis, Deryne Anggia Paramita, Khairina

2018

Abstract

Pressure ulcer is a common condition in adult patient. This condition however is not well studied in pediatric patient. Pressure ulcers commonly formed on tissues located above bony prominences. Continuous pressure applied on these areas (eg. by mattress surface or medical equipment) may cause tissue damages that contribute to the ulcers formation. This is a descriptive study using culture test and sensitivity test. This study was done in the main referral hospital of Sumatera Island, RSUP H. Adam Malik Medan from June to October 2017. The minimum sample was 20. Steps done in this study include patient sampling, coding, data analysis and report writing. Subject characteristics discussed in this study include age, gender, ulcer severity grade, location, onset, and underlying disease. The most common age group found in this study was the 0-3 years old age group at 9 subjects (50%). The most common gender group found in this study was male at 15 subjects (75%). The most common ulcer grade group found in this study was grade 1 ulcer group at 9 subjects (45%). This study also found the occipital region as the most common ulcer region at 6 subjects (30%). The most common onset found in this study was after 3-5 weeks at 10 subjects (50%). The most common underlying disease found in this study was hydrocephalus at 5 subjects (25%).

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Lubis N., Paramita D. and Khairina. (2018). Pressure Ulcer Characteristics in Pediatric Patient.In Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD, ISBN 978-989-758-494-7, pages 56-59. DOI: 10.5220/0008150700560059

in Bibtex Style

@conference{rcd18,
author={Nova Zairina Lubis and Deryne Anggia Paramita and Khairina},
title={Pressure Ulcer Characteristics in Pediatric Patient},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD,},
year={2018},
pages={56-59},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008150700560059},
isbn={978-989-758-494-7},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 23rd Regional Conference of Dermatology - Volume 1: RCD,
TI - Pressure Ulcer Characteristics in Pediatric Patient
SN - 978-989-758-494-7
AU - Lubis N.
AU - Paramita D.
AU - Khairina.
PY - 2018
SP - 56
EP - 59
DO - 10.5220/0008150700560059