The pressure ulcers or skin lesions are soft, superficial or deep that form due to lack of
oxygen and/ or nutrients to meet the needs of the tissues. These are usually caused by pressure
on an area of tissue, not allowing sufficient perfusion. It mainly affects patients in bed, and in
intensive care units their occurrence is more frequent. This work it is an exploratory research
with a quantitative approach that aimed to classify the risk of pressure ulcers of patients
hospitalized through the Braden Scale, as well as assessing what the indicator of the scale was
more affected in patients. The study sample consisted of 23 patients admitted to the Intensive
Care Unit of the University Hospital João de Barros Barreto, from September to November
2011. To identify the risk scores used the Braden Scale and data contained in the records of
patients. The Braden Scale has the indicator as follows: level of sensory perception, skin
moisture, activity level, physical mobility, nutritional status, friction and shear. The activity
index (bedridden), was most affected with 100%, and this indicator is influenced by the
environment of the ICU that there does not have options for use of the patient as toilet seats,
among others. The indicator friction and shear (problem) was also affected due to the clinical
situation in which they were patients. The results presented indicate the need for
implementation of the Braden Scale in the ICU of the institution researched, designed to make
patient care more effective.
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