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. 2023 Feb 13;28(1):77.
doi: 10.1186/s40001-023-01036-3.

Incidence and risk factors for pressure injuries in patients who have undergone vascular operations: a scoping review

Basil Ahmad  1   2 , Matthew Rubio-Sefati  3 , Michael Mina Yacob  4   5
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Incidence and risk factors for pressure injuries in patients who have undergone vascular operations: a scoping review

Basil Ahmad et al. Eur J Med Res. .

Abstract

Background: Patients who have undergone vascular operations are thought to be at an increased risk for developing pressure injuries; however, the extent to which pressure injuries occur in this population is not clear. This scoping review sought to summarize what is known about the incidence of pressure injuries, and the risk factors for the development of pressure injuries in patients who have undergone vascular operations. MAIN: An initial search identified 2564 articles, and 9 English language studies were included. Results showed that due to study design limitations in the available literature preventing hospital-acquired and present on admission pressure injuries to be distinguished, it is difficult to ascertain the incidence rate of pressure injuries in this population.

Conclusion: Certain vascular procedures were found to be higher risk for the development of pressure injuries such as major amputations and lower extremity bypass surgery. In addition to procedural risk factors, patient factors were identified that may be associated with the development of pressure injuries in the vascular population, and these in the authors' view deserve further exploration. Overall, this scoping review identified an area ripe for future research, the results of which would have implications for wound care in healthcare institutions and at home.

Keywords: Pressure injury; Vascular diseases; Vascular surgical procedures.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Prisma flow diagram for study selection from databases
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Incidence of pressure injuries in patients after vascular surgery
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Incidence rate of pressure injuries in studies covering above/below the knee amputations
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Incidence rate of pressure injuries in studies covering open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
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