Pressure ulcers do not develop only in areas with bony prominences; they can develop in any tissue under pressure, including pressure exerted by medical devices. A prospective, descriptive study was conducted from December 15, 2013 to March 25, 2014 to determine the prevalence, risk factors, and characteristics of medical device-related hospitalacquired pressure ulcers (MDR HAPUs) among all pat...

OBJECTIVE To compare 3 pressure-reduction devices for effectiveness in prevention of heel ulcers in moderate-risk to high-risk patients. DESIGN A prospective quasi-experimental 3-group design was used. SETTING AND SUBJECTS A sample of 338 "moderate-risk to high-risk" adult inpatients, ages 18 to 97, at 2 medical centers in South Texas were studied. INSTRUMENTS The Braden Scale for Pressur...

OBJECTIVE to build and validate a scale to assess the risk of surgical positioning injuries in adult patients. METHOD methodological research, conducted in two phases: construction and face and content validation of the scale and field research, involving 115 patients. RESULTS the Risk Assessment Scale for the Development of Injuries due to Surgical Positioning contains seven items, each of...

This study aims to evaluate the microclimate and development of pressure ulcers and superficial skin changes. A prospective cohort study was conducted in an acute care ward in Indonesia. Risk factors for pressure ulcers and superficial skin changes were identified based on the Bergstrom Braden conceptual model. Microclimate data were collected every 3 days for 15 days while the development of p...

BACKGROUND studies of the effectiveness of alternating pressure air mattresses (APAMs) for the prevention of pressure ulcers are scarce and in conflict. OBJECTIVE evaluating whether an APAM is more or equally effective as the standard prevention. DESIGN randomised controlled trial. SETTING AND SUBJECTS patients admitted to 19 surgical, internal, or geriatric wards in seven Belgian hospita...

Background: PU is caused by physical elements such as shearing forces, friction, and dampness. Long periods of sitting or lying in the same position without moving can cause ischemia necrosis skin underlying tissues patients with neurological problems. Schizophrenia, severe depression, other serious mental illnesses, well any hygienic neglect older age group, between 60 80 years, also enhance r...