TABLE 1. Description of the Sample (n = 41,866).
Variable | Mean (SD) or n (%) |
---|---|
Age, y | 63.5 (16.3) |
Gender | |
Male | 23,065 (55.1%) |
Female | 18,547 (44.3%) |
Critical care unit types | |
General ICU | 13,822 (33.0%) |
Medical ICU | 8,833 (21.2%) |
Cardiac ICU | 5,385 (12.9%) |
Surgical ICU | 5,367 (12.8%) |
General CCU | 4,858 (11.6%) |
Neuro ICU | 3,083 (7.4%) |
Trauma ICU | 375 (0.9%) |
Burn ICU | 143 (0.3%) |
Length of hospitalization prior to survey date | 8.4 (48.4) |
Braden Scale score (last risk score—entire sample) | 18.3 (3.1) |
No pressure injury (n = 35,871) | 16.2 (3.0) |
Superficial pressure injurya (n = 1,001) | 13.4 (3.1) |
Severe pressure injuryb (n = 1,351) | 12.5 (2.9) |
Overall critical care PI prevalence | 5,995 (14.3%) |
Hospital-acquired PI prevalence | 2,451 (5.9%) |
Abbreviations: ICU, intensive care unit; PI, pressure injury.
aStage 1, stage 2.
bStage 3, stage 4, deep tissue pressure injury, unstageable.