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- Title
PP040 THE EXTENT OF THE EVENT "PAEDIATRIC LESIONS" IN THE LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY USL TOSCANA CENTRO.
- Authors
Mencucci, Maristella; Falciani, Francsesca; Bastarelli, Eleonora; Raspini, Monica; Costoli, Irene; Sabatini, Giovanna
- Abstract
Aim: The aim of this preliminary study is to standardise the management of paediatric lesions and provide an epidemiological estimate of the phenomenon in the Local Health Authority (LHA) USL Toscana Centro. Method: The USL Toscana Centro is the second Italian LHA by extension and catchment area: 1,700,000 residents distributed over 5000 Km2. It counts seven birth centres, two Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), six neonatal pathology units and five paediatric units, with an annual patient volume of about 2,900 units. In 2020, an LHA team of paediatric and neonatal nurses with the aim of monitoring and analysing paediatric lesions was created. An ad hoc database collected the number of hospitalizations, the devicerelated injuries cases and diaper dermatitis cases that occurred in the whole LHA's NICUs, Paediatrics and Neonatology Units. The records formed a sample for the year 2021, divided up in two semesters. Results: Data analysis showed that within the 2021 hospitalized population (n=2934), a 0.65% developed device-related lesions and the 5.5% developed diaper dermatitis. Results were subsequently divided and investigated into different care settings and different types of patients. Conclusion: This preliminary investigation quantifies the size of some aspects hitherto unknown. A structured recording of occurrences, and the subsequent analysis, qualifies itself as an organizational intervention that in the future will address a literature gap.
- Subjects
ITALY; CONTACT dermatitis; EQUIPMENT &; supplies; CHILDREN'S hospitals; PEDIATRICS; CONFERENCES &; conventions; WOUNDS &; injuries; WOUND care
- Publication
Journal of Wound Management, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 2, p509
- ISSN
2788-5771
- Publication type
Article