Pressure Injury Risk Factors in Critical Care Patients: A Descriptive Analysis

CONCLUSIONS: Results of this descriptive study were congruent with the literature surrounding the clinical situations that predispose patients to unavoidable PIs. While the implementation of aggressive PI prevention strategies is essential to reducing PI rates, it is important to recognize that in certain populations, such as the critically ill, exposure to certain risk factors may potentially escalate PI risk beyond the scope of prevention and result in an unavoidable PI. Recognizing these risk factors is significant in the journey to differentiate PIs that result from a lack of preventive care from those that may be prevention immune.
Source: Advances in Skin and Wound Care - Category: Dermatology Tags: Features: Original Investigation Source Type: research