Overall Survival among Patients with Cancer and Pressure Injury and Its Association with Braden Scale Score

Ying Guo, Faith Pattavana, Christian Siangco, An Ngo-Huang, Jack Fu, David Hui, Eduardo Bruera

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Abstract

Background: The overall survival (OS) of hospitalized cancer patients with pressure injury (PI) has not been studied in a large cohort. Objective: To assess risk factors associated with OS of hospitalized cancer patients with PI. Methods: After IRB approval, charts of 445 hospitalized cancer patients with PI were reviewed. Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate the OS time and log-rank test was used to assess the association between OS and other variables. Results: Stage 1, 2, 3, 4, deep tissue injury, unstageable, and unknown stage were 79 (17.8%), 91 (20.4%), 24 (5.4%), 3 (0.7%), 144 (32.4%), 36 (8.1%), and 68 (15.3%), respectively. The OS rate is 55.3% at one month. OS is significantly associated with Braden Scale (BS) Score. The OS time is significantly shorter in patients with advanced disease. Conclusion: Cancer patients with PI have limited OS, especially those with ≤14 BS and advanced diseases.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1254-1257
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of palliative medicine
Volume25
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2022

Keywords

  • cancer
  • pressure injury
  • survival

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Nursing
  • Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine

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