Gambaran Ulkus Dekubitus di Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Haji Adam Malik Medan Periode Tahun 2012-2014

Abstract

Background: Decubitus ulcer also known as pressure ulcer is a serious medical condition and one of the important measures of clinical care quality at the hospital. The description of decubitus ulcer very variable even sometimes controversial, therefore the retrospective study about the description of decubitus ulcer including gender, age, ethnicity, underlying disease, location and duration of ulcer at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital in 2012-2014 was done. Objective: To determine the description of decubitus ulcer including gender, age, ethnicity, underlying disease, locarion and duration of ulcer at Haji Adam Malik General Hospital from January 2012 until December 2014. Method: A descriptive, retrospective study based on secondary data from medical records of decubitus ulcer patients at Haji Adam Malik general Hospital from January 2012 until December 2014. Results: In the 2012 - 2014, the prevalence of decubitus ulcer is 0, 11 %, which is lower than other hospital in Indonesia. In most cases, the most prevalent age was within 35-45 years old and >65 years old (18,7%), the most prevalent gender was male (51,3%), the most prevalent ethnicity was Batak (53,5%), the most prevalent duration of ulcer was 15-30 days (52,4%), the most prevalent location was sacral region (40,7%), and the most prevalent underlying disease was sepsis (13,9%) Conclusion: In Adam Malik General Hospital, decubitus ulcer mostly found in men, at age 36-45 years old and >65 years old, Batak ethnicity, duration of ulcer was 15-30 days, on sacral region, dan the most prevalent underlying disease was sepsis