Period | ICUa | Study phase | N° of patients | N° of patient-days at risk | N° of new pressure ulcers | Incidence density rate (per 10 days) |
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Period 1 | Neurosurgical | Control | 95 | 654 | 9 | 0.138 |
Neurological | 194 | 933 | 2 | 0.021 | ||
Period 2 | Neurosurgical | Control | 114 | 565 | 4 | 0.071 |
Neurological | Intervention | 160 | 845 | 1 | 0.012 | |
Period 3 | Neurosurgical | Intervention | 93 | 530 | 3 | 0.057 |
Neurological | 152 | 831 | 1 | 0.012 | ||
All periods | Neurosurgical | Control | 209 | 1219 | 13 | 0.107 |
Intervention | 93 | 530 | 3 | 0.057 | ||
Neurological | Control | 194 | 933 | 2 | 0.021 | |
Intervention | 312 | 1676 | 2 | 0.012 | ||
All periods | All ICUs | Control | 403 | 2152 | 15 | 0.070 |
Intervention | 405 | 2206 | 5 | 0.022 |