Objective: To analyse the treatment of pressure ulcers (PU) in long-term care. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Almost 1,300 new pressure ulcers are reported each month in the NHS in England, according to NHS Digital. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
A pressure ulcer prevalence of 17.3% at Odense University Hospital in Denmark in 2010 prompted action and a quality improvement project was planned. This had two aims: to reduce pressure ulcers at the hospital by 50% and to have no pressure ulcers at or above category 3. ...Six years later the pressure ulcer prevalence was down to approximately 2% and in 2018 only one stage 3 pressure ulcer occurred in the hospital. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details
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The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) have jointly produced a guide to prevent pressure ulcers in care homes (NICE, 2019). This guide is based on the NICE (2014) guideline and quality standards on pressure ulcers.
The NICE guideline covers prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers in people of all ages and across care settings. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
Pressure ulcer prevention plans are most effective when all care staff are informed and involved. Siobhan McCoulough explains which training should be provided and what organisational changes are required to make prevention more effective. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
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Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (PU) continue to occur despite an ongoing focus on prevention. The aim of this review was to identify and evaluate primary research which links pressure ulcer risk assessment with prescription and implementation of preventative interventions for hospitalised adults. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
It may be a fallacy to state that most pressure ulcers are preventable, as research typically fails to recognise that most NHS nurses do not work in a well-staffed and well-equipped work environment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This article acknowledges this and proposes disrupting the current workflow with a default intervention that reduces the risk of pressure ulcers forming, without creating more work for under-resourced staff. To read the full article, log in using your MPFT NHS OpenAthens details.
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Objective To explore pressure area related pain as a predictor of category ≥2 pressure ulcer (PU) development.
Conclusions This is the first study to assess pain as a predictor of category ≥2 PU development. In all 4 models, pain emerged as a risk factor associated with an increased probability of category ≥2 PU development. Open Access Article
Patients in Copeland are now far less likely to suffer from pressure ulcers thanks to a successful training and awareness programme for health and social care staff.