Increased Pressure Ulcers in ICU

Clinical problem

 The problem identified is increased pressure ulcers in ICU. Pressure ulcers are encountered among the most vulnerable and weak members of the community. This issue causes patients and their relatives torment, uneasiness, and financial constraints due to the pricey medications (Boyko, Longaker, & Yang, 2018). Medical reports reveal pressure ulcers within the ICU may hinder the delivery of proper medication in the long run.

Research Gaps

 Increased pressure ulcers are increasing each day. The underlying causes of the increasing ulcers in ICU is not yet defined in medical systems. Also, the execution and management of evidence-based mechanisms are not yet defined to give accurate results whenever patients suffer from increased pressure ulcers (Boyko, Longaker, & Yang, 2018). Thus, the lack of proper definite ways of tackling the issue seems to hinder proper research into reducing the increasing pressure ulcers among the vulnerable and weak.

Variables Needed To Fill the Gap

 One of the ways of reducing increased pressure ulcers is by ensuring skilled medics implement programs that will facilitate and initiate investigative measures whenever pressure ulcers occur in ICU. This way, they will be able to define the parameters which are responsible for the pressure ulcers (Agrawal & Chauhan, 2012). Secondly, the conditions of the ICU at the time of the occurrence needs to be considered so that the medics can work on improving the contextual conditioning of the room. All the risk factors that are normally responsible for causing the condition are to be researched further and looked into more keenly so that the medics can know how to tackle the issue more soberly and with a background full of evidence. More so, being able to isolate patients who are more likely to experience increased pressure will make it easier for medical experts to deal with it on a timely basis.

 

 

Reference

Agrawal, K., & Chauhan, N. (2012). Pressure ulcers: Back to the basics. Indian journal of plastic surgery: official publication of the Association of Plastic Surgeons of India, 45(2), 244.

Boyko, T. V., Longaker, M. T., & Yang, G. P. (2018). Review of the current management of pressure ulcers. Advances in wound care, 7(2), 57-67.