Open AccessPressure Injuries in the Pediatric Population: Analysis of the 2008–2018 International Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Survey Data
Author(s) -
Barbara Delmore,
Catherine VanGilder,
Kimberly Koloms,
Elizabeth A. Ayello
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in skin and wound care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1538-8654
pISSN - 1527-7941
DOI - 10.1097/01.asw.0000661812.22329.f9
Subject(s) - medicine , demographics , pressure injury , medline , population , emergency medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , environmental health , demography , sociology , political science , law
Pediatric pressure injuries continue to be a worldwide healthcare problem. Studying pediatric pressure injury point prevalence may provide more insight into the problem and drive prevention strategies for at-risk pediatric patients, a truly vulnerable population. This article reports 10 years of longitudinal pediatric pressure injury prevalence data and demographics from around the world.