Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 10, Number 12, December 2018, pages 898-903


APACHE II Death Risk and Length of Stay in the ICU Are Associated With Pressure Injury in Critically Ill Patients

Figure

Figure 1.
Figure 1. Study screening process.

Tables

Table 1. Qualitative Variables in Patients Without and With Pressure Injury (PI) and Univariate Analysis
 
VariablesPatients without PI (n = 121)Patients with PI (n = 21)P value
n%n%
PI: pressure injury; P value: univariate analysis by Fisher’s exact test.
Gender
  Male615213620.23
  Female6048838
Reason for ICU admission
  Clinical826818860.07
  Surgical3932314

 

Table 2. Quantitative Variables in Patients Without and With Pressure Injury (PI) and Univariate Analysis
 
VariablesPatients without PIPatients with PIP value
Median(min - max)Median(min - max)
LOS: length of stay in the ICU; PI: pressure injury; P value: univariate analysis by Wilcoxon test.
Age (years)5818 - 1016221 - 860.09
Braden scale risk score (per point increase)138 - 20108 - 140.0003
APACHE II death risk (%)392 - 977526 - 96< 0.0001
LOS (days)42 - 36165 - 29< 0.0001

 

Table 3. Multivariate Analysis of Pressure Injury (PI) Considering Age, Braden Scale Risk Score, Reason for ICU Admission, APACHE II Death Risk and Length of Stay in the ICU
 
VariableOdds ratio (OR)Confidence interval (95% CI)P value
LOS: length of stay in the ICU.
Age1.020.98 - 1.060.34
Braden scale risk score (per point increase)0.840.61 - 1.140.26
Reason for ICU admission0.220.03 - 1.790.16
APACHE II death risk (%)1.051.01 - 1.090.008
LOS (days)1.251.12 - 1.390.000