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Approximately half of hospital-acquired pressure injuries identified among critical care patients are stage 1. Although stage 1 injuries are common, outcomes associated with them among critical care patients have not been examined.

To examine the outcomes of stage 1 pressure injuries among critical care patients and to identify factors associated with worsening of pressure injuries.

Electronic health records were used to determine which surgical critical care patients at a level I trauma center and academic medical center had stage 1 pressure injuries. Competing risk survival analysis was used to identify factors associated with worsening of pressure injuries.

Review of 6377 patient records indicated that 259 patients (4.1%) experienced stage 1 injuries. The injuries persisted until discharge from the …