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National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) Announces a Change in Terminology From Pressure Ulcer to Pressure Injury and Updates the Stages of Pressure Injury
This article from "Wound Source" shares information from the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel's replacement of the term "pressure ulcer" with "pressure injury" in its staging system The change in terminology more accurately describes pressure injuries to both intact and ulcerated skin.
Web link    Date Added: 04/27/2023    Date Last Modified: Apr 27 2023 2:13PM  
Pressure Injury Monitoring: Using Technology in a Time of Hospital Overcrowding
Health care practitioners currently rely on subjective tools such as the Braden Scale to assess risk for pressure injuries in patients, but what if clinicians could use novel tools, such as artificial intelligence to assist? This article from "Wound Source" explores the use of technology in preventing pressure injuries.
Web link    Date Added: 04/27/2023    Date Last Modified: Apr 27 2023 2:26PM  
Ten Top Tips: Assessing Darkly Pigmented Skin
Patients with darkly pigmented skin have been reported to have higher rates of full-thickness pressure injury and a higher mortality from the wounds. Some of these increased rates can be attributed to the difficulty in discovering pressure injuries in the earlier stages. This clinical practice article from "Wounds International" details tips for assessing darkly pigmented skin.
Web link    Date Added: 04/27/2023    Date Last Modified: Apr 27 2023 2:18PM  
Use of Thermal Imaging to Identify Deep-Tissue Pressure Injury on Admission Reduces Clinical and Financial Burdens of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries
Using thermal imaging to document deep-tissue pressure injuries when patients are admitted to the hospital has the potential to improve patient care and reduce expenses associated with pressure injuries, according to this article in "Advance in Skin & Wound Care."
Web link    Date Added: 04/27/2023    Date Last Modified: Apr 27 2023 2:35PM  
Skin Fails Too: Acute, Chronic and End-Stage Skin Failure
Pressure ulcers, a type of skin death, frequently occur in people with a heavy disease burden, especially those at or near the end of life, despite good care, according to the authors of an article in "Advances in Skin & Wound Care."
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Four Eyes in Four Hours: A Commitment to Patient Safety
This article from the University of Missouri Health Care follows its implementation of a "four eyes in four hours" program which requires two nurses to each provide a full-body skin assessment four hours of admitting a patient.
Web link    Date Added: 04/27/2023    Date Last Modified: Apr 27 2023 1:46PM  
Differentiating a Pressure Ulcer from Acute Skin Failure in the Adult Critical Care Patient
This article in "Advances in Skin & Wound Care" provides an overview of the different pathophysiology of pressure injuries and acute skin failure, in addition to the factors and diagnostic criteria for acute skin failure.
Web link    Date Added: 04/27/2023    Date Last Modified: Apr 27 2023 2:41PM  
Revised National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Pressure Injury Staging System
This article in the National Library of Medicine provide an overview of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel's (NPUAP) revised definitions and stages of pressure injury. These revisions incorporate the current understanding of the etiology of pressure injuries and to clarify the anatomical features present or absent in each stage of injury.
Web link    Date Added: 04/27/2023    Date Last Modified: Apr 27 2023 2:46PM  
How to Identify Pressure Injuries in Skin of Color
This blog article from "Wound Source" outlines a case study and lessons learned for pigmented skin and pressure injuries.
Web link    Date Added: 04/27/2023    Date Last Modified: Apr 27 2023 1:58PM  
Pressure Injuries Caused by Medical Devices and Other Objects: A Clinical Update
This article published in the "American Journal of Nursing" discusses the etiology and prevention of pressure injuries resulting from medical and other devices, the frequency of such injuries, and the bodily sites at which they most often occur.
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Unavoidable Pressure Injury during COVID-19 Pandemic: A Position Paper from the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel
This National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) Position Paper summarizes the current NPIAP position regarding unavoidable pressure injuries and examines the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on the scope of what is considered an unavoidable pressure injury.
Adobe PDF    Date Added: 02/22/2022    Date Last Modified: Apr 26 2023 2:16PM