Oleg Teleten, MS, RN, CWCN
Tatyana S. Polyak, MD
Jessica Espinoza, OTS
Andrew I. Li
Ariel J. Rodgers, MD
Holly Kirkland-Kyhn, PhD, FNP, GNP, CWCN, FAANP
Pressure ulcers/injuries (PU/Is) are still highly prevalent in the acute care setting. According to the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare (2021), more than 2.5 million patients in US acute care facilities are estimated to have PU/Is each year, and 60,000 die of their associated complications.1 PU/I development has many contributing factors, including prolonged pressure over bony prominence due to inactivity/immobility, shearing between skin surface and mattress/seating surface,2 poor perfusion,3 tissue ischemia, and prolonged high surface interface pressure.4-6 Incidence of PU/Is has been shown to be associated with increased disease burden, financial burden, and increased in-hospital mortality rates … read more