Critically ill patients require complex care in a technologically sophisticated environment
where they are highly vulnerable to pressure-related injuries. However, pressure injury (PI) …

Background: Despite technological and scientific advances, Hospital Acquired Pressure
Ulcers (HAPUs) remain a common, expensive, but preventable adverse event. The global …

Background The aim of this document is to support clinical decision-making concerning
positioning and mobilization of the critically ill patient in the early identification and …

Aims and objectives To compare the reliability and predictive validity of the Braden and
Jackson/Cubbin PI risk assessment scales in intensive care unit patients. Background Risk …

Aim To test the psychometric properties of the COMHON (Conscious level, Mobility,
Haemodynamics, Oxygenation, Nutrition) Index. Background Pressure injury risk …

Resumen FLORES-LARA, Yovana; ROJAS-JAIMES, Jesús y JURADO-ROSALES, Jenny.
Frecuencia de úlceras por presión y los factores asociados a su presentación, en pacientes …

The occurrence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU) is a recognized metric of
quality of care by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Agency for …

Background Patients in intensive care units are 5 times more likely to have skin integrity
issues develop than patients in other units. Identifying the most appropriate assessment tool …

Objective: to map the instruments for risk assessment of pressure ulcers in adults in critical
situation in intensive care units; identify performance indicators of the instrument, and the …

Background Hospital-acquired pressure injuries are a costly and largely preventable
complication occurring in a variety of acute care settings. Patients admitted to the intensive …