Prevalence of pressure injuries and the management of support surfaces (mattresses) in adult intensive care patients: a multicentre point prevalence study in Australia and New Zealand

Pressure injuries (PIs) are a patient safety issue that impact patient outcomes. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients are at high risk of PIs. Our objective is to report the prevalence and classification of documented PIs in adult ICU patients, the use of pressure injury risk assessment tools and support surface management as a part of the prevention of PIs.Design, setting& participants: A prospective, single day, multicentre, cross-sectional study of patient ’s ≥ 16 years admitted to adult ICUs in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), August 2016 as part of the ANZICS-CTG Point Prevalence Program.

Source: Australian Critical Care - April 27, 2020 Category: Nursing Authors: Elizabeth Yarad, Anne O ’Connor, Jason Meyer, Matthew Tinker, Serena Knowles, Yang Li, Naomi Hammond, George Institute for Global Health and the Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Society Tags: Research paper Source Type: research