Determination of Incidence and Risk Factors of Perioperative Pressure Injury in Surgical Patients: A Descriptive, Prospective, and Comparative Study

Objective: This study aimed to determine the incidence and risk factors of perioperative pressure injury (PI) in surgical patients. Material and Methods: This descriptive, prospective, and comparative study was conducted with 101 patients who underwent general surgery in a training and research hospital in İstanbul between September 2018 and June 2019. Data were collected using the “Patient Data Form,” the “Braden Scale,” and the “International Pressure Injury Classification System.” Data were analyzed with parametric and nonparametric tests using the SPSS package program. The statistical significance level was taken as p