Preventing pressure ulcers
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination
Record ID 32014001340
English
Authors' objectives:
This issue of Effectiveness Matters summarises the evidence relating to the implementation of interventions to prevent pressure ulcers in hospital and community care settings. The bulletin is based on existing sources of synthesised and quality-assessed evidence.
Authors' recommendations:
Pressure ulcers affect around 5% of patients: but the majority of these may be avoidable.
Pressure ulcers can become painful, infected and malodorous, reduce health related quality of life and increase length of hospital stay.
Multicomponent interventions are recommended, incoporating: pressure-relieving surfaces, skin inspections, incontinence/moisture management, and nutrition/hydration support.
Key to implementation are: simplification and standardisation of pressure ulcer specific interventions,
multidisciplinary teams and leadership, accountability and celebrating success, designated skin champions and ongoing education.
There is evidence of cost savings from pressure-ulcer prevention programmes.
Details
Project Status:
Completed
Year Published:
2014
URL for published report:
https://www.york.ac.uk/crd/publications/effectiveness-matters/preventing-pressure-ulcers/
English language abstract:
An English language summary is available
Publication Type:
Not Assigned
Country:
England
MeSH Terms
- Pressure Ulcer
- Nursing Homes
- Hospitals
- Primary Prevention
- Preventive Health Services
- Long-Term Care
- Homes for the Aged
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Costs and Cost Analysis
Contact
Organisation Name:
University of York
Contact Address:
University of York, York, Y01 5DD, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 1904 321040, Fax: +44 1904 321041,
Contact Name:
crd@york.ac.uk
Contact Email:
crd@york.ac.uk
Copyright:
University of York
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