Table 2. Characteristics of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers (PUs).
| Characteristic | Participants, No. (%)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any AIS category (N = 586) | AIS A (n = 389) | AIS B (n = 112) | AIS C (n = 85) | |
| No. of PUs | ||||
| 1 | 347 (59.2) | 219 (56.3) | 71 (63.4) | 57 (67.1) |
| 2 | 141 (24.1) | 105 (27.0) | 20 (17.9) | 16 (18.1) |
| >2 | 98 (16.7) | 65 (16.7) | 21 (18.8) | 12 (14.1) |
| Grade of worst PUb | ||||
| 1 | 126 (21.8) | 78 (20.3) | 25 (22.5) | 23 (27.4) |
| 2 | 300 (51.8) | 196 (51.0) | 57 (51.4) | 47 (56.0) |
| 3 | 93 (16.1) | 67 (17.4) | 17 (15.3) | 9 (10.7) |
| 4 | 60 (10.4) | 43 (11.2) | 12 (10.8) | 5 (6.0) |
| PU onset | ||||
| Acute care | 373 (63.7) | 241 (62.0) | 74 (66.1) | 58 (68.2) |
| Inpatient rehabilitation | 213 (36.3) | 148 (38.0) | 38 (33.9) | 27 (31.8) |
Abbreviations: ASIA, American Spinal Injury Association; AIS, ASIA impairment scale.
a
Data on grade of worst PU were missing for the following categories and numbers of patients: 5 missing for AIS A, 1 missing for AIS B, and 1 missing for AIS C.
b
PU grade of severity: 1, limited to the superficial epidermal and dermal layers. Includes redness that does not blanch to the touch and redness that requires intervention; 2, involving the epidermal and dermal layers and extending into the adipose tissue; 3, extending through superficial structures and adipose tissue down to and including muscle; 4, destruction of all soft tissue structures and communication with bone or joint structures.