Reducing lower extremity hospital-acquired pressure injuries: a multidisciplinary clinical team approach

Optimal methods of reducing incidence of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) remain to be determined. We assessed changes in yearly incidence of lower extremity HAPIs before and after an intervention aimed at reducing these wounds. In 2012, we implemented a three-pronged intervention to redu...

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Published inJournal of wound care Vol. 32; no. Sup7; p. S31
Main Authors Pinhasov, Tamir, Isaacs, Shelby, Donis-Garcia, Miriam, Oropallo, Alisha, Brennan, Mary, Rao, Amit, Landis, Gregg, Agrell-Kann, Marie, Li, Timmy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.07.2023
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Summary:Optimal methods of reducing incidence of hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) remain to be determined. We assessed changes in yearly incidence of lower extremity HAPIs before and after an intervention aimed at reducing these wounds. In 2012, we implemented a three-pronged intervention to reduce the incidence of HAPIs. The intervention included: a multidisciplinary surgical team; enhanced nursing education; and improved quality data reporting. Yearly incidence of lower extremity HAPIs was tracked. Pre-intervention, incidence of HAPIs was 0.746%, 0.751% and 0.742% in 2009, 2010 and 2011, respectively. Post-intervention, incidence of HAPIs was 0.002%, 0.051%, 0.038%, 0.000% and 0.006% in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively. Mean incidence of HAPIs was reduced from 0.746% before the intervention to 0.022% after the intervention (p<0.001). An intervention by a multidisciplinary surgical team enhanced nursing education, and improved quality data reporting reduced the incidence of lower extremity HAPIs.
ISSN:0969-0700
DOI:10.12968/jowc.2023.32.Sup7.S31