Introduction The Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) represent a serious problem
around the world since they have important consequences, personal and economic, this
making it a public problem health. The PUSH are a challenge for professionals nursing at all
levels of care. Objectve Identify the frequency of Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing in patients
hospitalized in coronary and intensive unit care of a high specialty hospital. Material and
methods A descriptive, observational, prospective, and cross-sectional study. The …

Results The total of patients valued (139) show a mean age of 50 years old, the 51.8% male,
of these the 61.4% developed a skin lesion related to prostration. The 84.17% are not
mobilized as recommended, of these the (45.3%) belonged to Neurosurgery, with a range
hospital stay from 1 to 36-day. The 79.8%(111 patients) were under sedation drug. Directly
related to the emergence of PUSH, obtaining 41% of patients ulcerated lesions the 8.2
average days. Conclusions The PUSH as problem are present in a Coronary and General …