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29 September 2021: Clinical Research

Identification of Risk Factors for Intraoperative Acquired Pressure Injury in Patients Undergoing Neurosurgery: A Retrospective Single-Center Study

Ying Wu 1AD* , Zhiqun Jiang 2AF* , Shuzhen Huang 1BCD , Bin Shi 1BCD , Chan Wang 1BCD , Yu Zeng 1BEG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.932340

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e932340

Table 3 Risk factors for incidence of IAPI in multivariate logistic regression analysis.

VariableβOR (95% CI)P value
BMI (kg/m)
0.021.024 (0.337–3.107)0.967
 >23.0 vs 18.0–23.00.992.685 (1.206–5.975)0.016
Serum albumin (≥35 vs−2.310.099 (0.016–0.608)0.013
Intraoperative position
Prone position vs supine2.027.502 (2.470–22.787)
Lateral position vs supine2.7315.301 (4.903–47.753)
Position pad
 General sponge mat vs gel pad0.131.135 (0.397–3.239)0.813
 Memory sponge pad vs gel pad−2.750.064 (0.020–0.202)
Head frame (yes vs no)1.313.716 (1.431–9.653)0.007
Surgical time (h)
 4–8 vs 1–41.987.276 (2.249–23.542)
 >8 vs 1–45.15173.248 (32.629–919.896)
BMI – body mass index; CI – confidence interval; IAPI – intraoperative acquired pressure injury; OR – odds ratio.

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