Prevalence of skin pressure injury in critical care patients in the UK: results of a single-day point prevalence evaluation in adult critically ill patients

Objectives Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (PIs) are a source of morbidity and mortality, and many are potentially preventable.Design This study prospectively evaluated the prevalence and the associated factors of PIs in adult critical care patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU) in the...

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Main Authors: Daniel Horner, Paul Hayden, Catherine Smith, Egidija Bielskute, Monica Popescu, Bronagh Blackwood, Tamas Szakmany, Una Gunter, Matthew Jackson, Joanne White, David Shaw, Stephen Brett, Neil Smith, Sarah Buckley, Tomas Jovaisa, Jason Cupitt, Karen Burns, Francesca Rubulotta, Justin Woods, Mark Pulletz, Jonathan Paddle, Tomasz Torlinski, Helen Williams, Julie Camsooksai, Lynne Williams, Karen Williams, Nicola McCann, David Higgins, Ian Kerslake, Ascanio Tridente, Natalie Fox, Ahmed Zaki, Rachel Baumber, JOHN ADAMS, Suzanne Bench, Rhian Bull, Michele Clark, Beverley Thomas, John Prowle, Carole Boulanger, Anne Williams, Helen Baker, Sarah Bean, Stephanie Harris, Charlotte Young, Agnieszka Kubisz-Pudelko, Amy Collins, Christian Frey, Ingeborg D Welters, Jenny Lord, Marcela Vizcaychipi, Nigel White, Reni Jacob, Ritoo Kapoor, Vongayi Ogbeide, Jayne Craig, Rajnish Saha, Rosaleen Baruah, Santhana Kannan, Sophie Liu, Mieke Deschepper, Sonia O Labeau, Stijn Blot, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Faye Morren, Nicola Vaughan-Jones, Carmel Georgiev, Rosina Shayamano, Peter Creber, Ana Vochin, Catherine O’Brien, Paul Caddell, Samantha Hagan, Mandy Hughes, James Sherwin, Amber Markham, Richard Lebon, Julius Cranshaw, Victoria Marriott, Wendy Milner, Casiano Barrera Groba, Joao Azoia, Petra Polgarova, Shaly George, Ceri Lynch, Nathalie Fox, Karen Cranmer, Thomas Llewellym, Kelly Matthews, Louise Maltby, Karen Boulton, Rachel Jarman, Karen Baxter, Ashok Sundai Raj, Arif Moghal, Suzanne Barrowcliffe, Vaarisan Ganeshalingam, Poe Poe Ei, Jennifer Hughes, Madhu Balasubramanian, Armorel Salberg, Dagmar Holmquist, Claire Derbyshire, Elizabeth Stones, Jane Ademokun, Maria Schofield Legorburo, Samantha North, Carole Brett, Helen Jaundoo, Simon Whiteley, Clare Howcroft, Liz Wilby, Peter Delve, Jane McMullen, Leah Flores, Mae Templeton, Heather Byers, Andrea McDonnell, Bernd Oliver Rose, Rosie Reece-Anthony, Luis Mendes, Grace Lacaden, Eleanor Santiago, Carlos Castro Delgado, Sarah Farnell-Ward, Elaine Thorpe, Justine Somerville, Donna Cummings, Helen Derrick, Sarah Brumwell, Claire Randell, Emma Aves, Gillian Berry, Paul Pulak, Nikki Sarkar, Kerry Wright, Vitor Gomes, Jo Jones, Ruth Palfrey, Abby Lewis, Antony Eneas, Louise Barr, Emma Parkin, Phil Broadhurst, Christopher Palfreeman, Nicola Allison, Penny Parsons, Victoria Houghton, Sarah Jane Turner, Nicola Horrigan, Karen Habgood, Charalice Ramiro, Michelle Kotze, Jowena Ibao, Treiza Trueman-Dawkins, Ben Attwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-11-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/12/11/e057010.full