(1) Background: Patients who are critically ill or undergo major surgery are admitted to
intensive care units (ICUs). Prolonged immobilization is the most likely cause of pressure …

Objetivos: Correlacionar a incidência de lesão por pressão (LP) com o tempo médio de
assistência de enfermagem em unidade de terapia intensiva (UTI). Método: Estudo …

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the inter-reliability of the
Braden scale and its subscales for different patients assisted in the intensive care unit. We …

Objective: After launching the 2019 International Pressure Ulcer/Injury Guideline, the
National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP), the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory …

Objective: To characterize skin integrity among coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU), and identify risk factors for skin failure (SF) in …

Abstract Background Pressure injuries (PIs) are a patient safety issue that impact patient
outcomes. Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are at high risk of PIs. Objectives To report the …

Purpose To explore the incidence and risk factors of intraoperatively acquired pressure
injuries (IAPIs) in patients transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) after surgery and …

Background Pressure injuries are a ubiquitous, yet largely preventable, hospital acquired
complication commonly seen in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. Objectives The …

Objective: to analyze pressure injury (PI) incidence and risk factors in patients with COVID-
19 admitted to an Intensive Care Unit and characterize the identified PIs. Method: a …

The study aims to follow up on the analysis of Pressure injuries (PIs) prevalence conducted
between 2007 and 2014 and after the new methodological requirements for PIs surveillance …