Noninvasive Ventilation Device-Related Pressure Injury in a Children's Hospital.

CONCLUSIONS: After multivariate analysis, only high mask leak was significantly associated with developing a pressure injury. Identifying risk factors that correlate with NIV device-related hospital acquired pressure injuries in children can direct procedures to prevent pressure injury in hospitalized children at high risk. PMID: 31337741 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31337741?dopt=Abstract

Source: Respiratory Care - July 22, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Lauderbaugh DL, Bhattacharjee R, Proudfoot J, Ortega EV, Pratt LA, Popien TL, Lesser DJ Tags: Respir Care Source Type: research