Introduction Pressure ulcers impose a substantial financial burden. The need for high-quality
health care while expenditures are constrained entails the interest to calculate the cost of …

Incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD) is an inflammation of the skin that occurs when
urine or stool comes into contact with perineal or perigenital skin. Little research has focused …

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to calculate and analyze the cost of treatment for
stage IV pressure ulcers. METHODS: A retrospective chart analysis of patients with stage IV …

PRESSURE ULCERS REMAIN A COM-mon problem in all health care settings. It is
estimated that 1.3 million to 3 million adults have a pressure ulcer, with an estimated cost of …

Background Pressure ulcers remain a major health problem affecting approximately 3
million adults. 1 In 1993, pressure ulcers were noted in 280,000 hospital stays, and 11 years …

Background In October 2008, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services discontinued
reimbursement for hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs), thus placing stress on …

Purpose To test an interventional patient skin integrity bundle, the InSPiRE protocol, for
reducing pressure injuries in critically ill patients in an Australian adult intensive care unit …

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Context Previous studies report that pressure ulcer classification and differentiation from
incontinence associated dermatitis are difficult. Incorrect classification and differentiation …

Objective: To describe the short-term and long-term effects of a hospital-wide pressure ulcer
prevention and treatment guideline on both the incidence and the time to the onset of …