Pressure injuries in intensive care: What is new?
Llaurado-Serra M, Afonso,E.
Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Article in Press January 2018
The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel defines a pressure injury (PI) as a “localised injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure or pressure in combination with shear” (European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, 2014). Occasionally, injury ulcers can also appear on soft tissues subjected to external pressure by different materials or clinical devices (García-Fernández et al., 2016). PI has been demonstrated to increase mortality, morbidity and associated costs (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2014) and Intensive care patients are one of the most vulnerable populations (Cooper, 2013).
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