Risk Factors for Facial Pressure Ulcers in Patients Who Underwent Prolonged Prone Orthopedic Spine Surgery.

Techanivate, Anchalee; Athibai, Nutwara; Siripongsaporn, Suvimol; Singhatanadgige, Weerasak · Spine (Phila Pa 1976) · 2021

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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Abstract

This study evaluated incidence and risk factors associated with the development of facial pressure ulcers (FPU) in patients who underwent spine surgery in prone position. A total of 300 cases were studied. The incidence of FPU after prone spine surgery using head padded device >3 hours was 27.3%. Hypotension, higher temperature, prolonged operation time, and much crystalloid therapy were the independent risk factors.

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