More than 5 million people enter intensive care units (ICUs) across the United States
annually for the management of a myriad of critical and life-threatening illnesses and …

Pressure injuries (PrIs), formerly called pressure ulcers, are areas of damage to the skin or
underlying tissue caused by pressure or a combination of pressure and shear. Individual …

Background Critically ill patients are at a higher risk of developing pressure ulcers (PUs)
than non‐critically ill patients. Tools that aid in the early identification of those who are most …

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to measure the incidence and identify risk factors
of pressure injury development during the perioperative period in patients undergoing spinal …

Objectives To evaluate the predictive power of risk factors for pressure ulcers in adult
intensive care patients. Method A retrospective case-control study was performed utilising a …

Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are a major source of unintended patient harm
and unnecessary costs. The Braden Scale is widely used for risk assessment, yet it lacks …

PURPOSE: Community-acquired pressure injuries (CAPIs) are present among
approximately 3% to 8% of patients admitted to acute care hospitals. In the critical care …

Abstract Background Pressure ulcers (PUs) are one of the quality care indicators in nursing
care. They are considered to primarily be preventable. Early identification of the patients …

Background Hospital-acquired pressure injuries are a serious problem among critical care
patients. Although most hospital-acquired pressure injuries are stage 2 (partial-thickness …

Este estudo objetivou avaliar efetividade da implantação do protocolo para prevenção de
lesão por pressão em unidade de terapia intensiva. Estudo quantitativo descritivo, analítico …