Open AccessCampanha Diga Não à Lesão por Pressão
Author(s) -
Paula Pexe Machado,
Silvia Maria Fraga Piovacari,
Ricard Ferrer,
Juliana Tepedino Martins Alves,
Thaisa Assis,
Amanda C. M. A. G. Brandão,
Mariane Albuquerque Lima Ribeiro,
G.D. Ceniccola,
Haroldo Falcão Ramos da Cunha,
Maria Carolina Gonçalves Dias,
Rogério Dib,
Diana Borges Dock-Nascimento,
Maria Emília Gaspar Ferreira,
Ivens Willians Silva Giacomassi,
Rodrigo Costa Gonçalves,
Thiago José Martins Gonçalves,
Cláudia Satiko Takemura Matsuba,
Julieta Regina Moraes,
Mara Rubia de Moura,
Priscila Barsanti de Paula Nogueira,
Bruna Fernanda Camargo Silva Parra,
Paula Pexe Pexe-Machado,
Ricardo Tadeu Prete,
Fernanda Antunes Ribeiro,
Renata dos Santos,
Glaucia Fernanda Corrêa Gaetano Santos,
Letícia Faria Serpa,
Mariana Fernandes Cremasco de Souza,
Diogo Oliveira Toledo,
Clarissa Martins Zambelli,
Adriano Antonio Mehl,
Antônio Carlos Ligocki Campos
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
braspen journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2764-1546
pISSN - 2525-7374
DOI - 10.37111/braspenj.diganaoalesao2020
Subject(s) - mnemonic , health care , patient safety , identification (biology) , medicine , health professionals , psychology , nursing , political science , botany , law , cognitive psychology , biology
Pressure ulcer (PU) can be classified according to tissue impairment, etiology, healing time and tissue characteristics. Currently, it is the third type of adverse event most reported by the patient safety centers of health services in the country, according to the National Report of Incidents Related to Health Care. The classification and the identification of risk factors are essential for implementation of preventive and therapeutic actions in susceptible patients. Nutritional status is a fundamental piece for the prevention and development of PU, making it essential to integrate the interdisciplinary team in the prevention and treatment of PU, with a focus on quality, safety and patient experience. In this sense, the objective of this campaign is to disseminate knowledge, providing technical support for patient care and reducing PU rates. A mnemonic was developed with the word “CICATRIZATION”, in which each letter proposes steps that help in the identification of risk, assessment, treatment and monitoring of PU. Thus, the sequence of 12 steps established in this campaign is suggested as a measure to assist health professionals in this management