hospital-acquired pressure ulcer

Editorial

Adding Insult to Injury: Developing Pressure Ulcers Before Hospitalization in Trauma Patients

08/01/2019

Terry Treadwell

Surprisingly to me, about 30% of pressure ulcers in trauma patients are caused by a pressure-related injury that occurs during transport to the hospital or during the evaluation period. They most commonly result from pressure while using the...

Surprisingly to me, about 30% of...

08/01/2019

Wounds

Original Research

Reduction of Hospital-acquired Pressure Injuries Using a Multidisciplinary Team Approach: A Descriptive Study

04/01/2019

Megan W. Miller

Rebecca T. Emeny

Gary L. Freed

This report is a description of ongoing, hospital-wide efforts to understand the common factors of HAPI causality and to establish corrective action plans institutionally to prevent similar events in the future.

This report is a description of...

04/01/2019

Wounds

Videos

Decrease of Hospital-acquired Pressure Injuries in an Intensive Care Unit with the Use of Pressure Redistribution Mattresses

01/02/2019

In this video, Dr. Moran discusses how the use of pressure redistribution mattresses demonstrated decreases in morbidity and mortality as well as cost and length of stay in an intensive care unit after a 2-month intervention period. This...

In this video, Dr. Moran...

01/02/2019

Wound Management & Prevention