Open AccessHospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries in Critical and Progressive Care: Avoidable Versus Unavoidable
Author(s) -
Joyce Pittman,
Terrie Beeson,
Jill Dillon,
Ziyi Yang,
Janet Cuddigan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2019264
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , blood pressure , psychological intervention , odds , emergency medicine , pressure injury , retrospective cohort study , logistic regression , intensive care medicine , nursing
Despite prevention strategies, hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) continue to occur, especially in critical care, raising the question whether some pressure injuries are unavoidable.
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