Pérez ZR, Rodríguez VE, Escobar RAD

Language: Spanish
References: 21
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ABSTRACT

The ulcers for pressure (UPP) they constitute an important problem of public health for their repercussions in different environments, as the level of health, the quality of life of patient and their environments, consumption of resources for the system of health, even being able to reach legal responsibilities being considered in many situations like an avoidable problem. It is common their appearance in having spinal cord injury, which have a bigger frequency to the other ones for their special characteristics sick neurological. Their rehabilitation is very complex, due to the multiple complications that present, I motivate for which is lingering the time of its integral rehabilitation. Methodology: 211 clinical files were revised of patient with diagnostic of spinal cord injury, registered the type of spinal cord injury, the neurological level of affection according to the scale of ASIA, topographical region, time of evolution, presence of ulcers for pressure, besides variable sociodemographycs. Results: A relative frequency of 61% was identified of patient with antecedent of having studied with an ulcer for pressure, the correlation between the injury type and the presence of ulcers for pressure was significant, likewise among the level of neurological damage statically significance was obtained. Conclusions: The ulcers for pressure are the most frequent chronic complication that is presented in the patient with spinal cord injury being observed for up of 60%.

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