[Prospective study about predictive factors of bed sore occurrence in a university hospital center]

The aims of the study are to search the correlation between risk factors and occurrence of bed sores in a university hospital center.

Transversal retrospective study on hospital files of patients presenting bed sores. Data collection and statistics are done using Microsoft Excel 2003 and SPSS v13.0 softwares.

249 declarations of bed sores. Descriptive analysis. Age: 68 +/- 17 years. Male predominance: 57.5%. High risk patients : 60%. Number of risk factors 2 +/- 1 including in decreasing frequency : circulatory troubles, bed rest, diabetes, neurologic deficiency, nutritional deficiency, dementia, incontinency. Average number of bed sores: 2 +/-1. One or 2 locations: 76%. Univariable analysis--The correlation between the risk factors (bed sore risk score, incontinency, circulatory troubles and dementia) and the bed sore characteristics is significatively important with p < 0.05.

The study shows the predictive risk factors of bed sore. These factors must be taken into consideration in the evaluation of patients.