Incidence of pressure ulcers due to prone position in patients admitted to the ICU for Covid-19

CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of pressure ulcers due to the prone position was very high. There is great variability in the incidence of pressure ulcers between hospitals, location and average duration of hours per episode of prone position.PMID:37359191 | PMC:PMC10011029 | DOI:10.1016/j.enfi.2022.12.001

Source: Enfermeria Intensiva - June 26, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: E P érez-Juan M Maqueda-Palau C Feliu-Roig J M G ómez-Arroyo D S áez-Romero A Ortiz-Monjo Source Type: research