Hospital acquired pressure injury prediction in surgical critical care patients

Hospital acquired pressure injury prediction in surgical critical care patients

Abstract Background Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPrIs) are areas of damage to the skin occurring among 5–10% of surgical intensive care unit (ICU) patients. HAPrIs are mostly preventable; however, prevention may require measures not feasible for every patient because of the cost or intensi...

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Main Authors: Jenny Alderden, Kathryn P. Drake, Andrew Wilson, Jonathan Dimas, Mollie R. Cummins, Tracey L. Yap
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Subjects:
Pressure ulcer/pressure injury
Risk assessment
Hospital-acquired condition
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-020-01371-z

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