Epidemiology, risk and prevention of pressure ulcers in critically ill patients: a literature review

E H E W de Laat; L Schoonhoven; P Pickkers; A L M Verbeek; T van Achterberg

doi:10.12968/jowc.2006.15.6.26920

Epidemiology, risk and prevention of pressure ulcers in critically ill patients: a literature review

J Wound Care. 2006 Jun;15(6):269-75. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2006.15.6.26920.

Authors

E H E W de Laat¹, L Schoonhoven, P Pickkers, A L M Verbeek, T van Achterberg

Affiliation

¹ Pressure Ulcer Care, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, The Netherlands. [email protected]

PMID: 16802563
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2006.15.6.26920

Abstract

New nursing interventions and pressure-redistributing devices in intensive care units, and specific risk factors affecting critically ill patients, mean that different factors must be taken into consideration in preventing pressure ulcers.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Bed Rest / adverse effects
Beds
Critical Care / methods*
Critical Illness*
Humans
Incidence
Mobility Limitation
Nurse's Role
Nursing Assessment
Nutritional Status
Outcome Assessment, Health Care
Pressure Ulcer* / epidemiology
Pressure Ulcer* / etiology
Pressure Ulcer* / prevention & control
Prevalence
Primary Prevention / methods
Research Design
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Wound Healing