Predictive risk scales for development of pressure ulcers in pediatric patients admitted to general ward and intensive care unit

Table 4 Pressure ulcer incidence, stage, and location (second stage of the study, January 2018-2020)

Characteristic	Intensive care unit (n = 13)
Pressure ulcer incidence, n	13 (3.8%)
Patients with mechanical ventilation, n	12 (92.3%)
Patients with blood tumor, n	7 (61.4%)
Postoperative patients, n	6 (14.0%)
NPUAP stage
Stage 1	9 (69.2%)
Stage 2	4 (30.8%)
Location of pressure ulcer
Occiput	3
Nose	3
Buttocks	2
Ear	1
Head	1
Cervix	1
Heel	1
Toe	1
Transfer out	11 (84.6%)
Leave hospital	1 (7.7%)
Death, n	1 (7.7%)