ArticleInternational wound journal2022
Pressure ulcer prevalence and prevention interventions - A ten-year nationwide survey in Sweden.
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- Impact of a specialized care program in the prevention and managing of skin integrity disorder in pediatric patients after open heart surgery.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
- The impact of a risk assessment tool on hospital pressure injury prevalence and prevention: a quantitative pre-post evaluation.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2025Article
- Effect of Braden Score-Guided Targeted Nursing Interventions on Preventing Intraoperative Pressure Ulcers in Aortic Dissection Surgery.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2025Article
- Global, regional and national burden of decubitus ulcers in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Human Wound and Its Burden: Updated 2022 Compendium of Estimates.Advances in wound care · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of pressure ulcers in Le Mans General Hospital between 1996 and 2019: Impact of a dedicated "Pressure ulcer, Wounds and Healing" task force.International wound journal · 2023Article
- Nursing interventions in preventing pressure injuries in acute inpatient care: a cross-sectional national study.BMC nursing · 2023Article
- Negative pressure wound therapy for treating pressure ulcers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Review
- Swedish translation, cultural adaptation and psychometric evaluation of the pressure ulcer knowledge assessment tool for use in the operating room.International wound journal · 2023Article
- Design Principle and Proofing of a New Smart Textile Material That Acts as a Sensor for Immobility in Severe Bed-Confined Patients.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Pressure ulcer prevalence and prevention interventions - A ten-year nationwide survey in Sweden.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting the risk of pressure injury in adult patients undergoing abdominal surgery.International journal of nursing sciences · 2022Article
- Effect of Nurse-Applied Aloe Vera and Rosemary Oil Combination on Pressure Injury Prevention in Orthopaedic Surgery: A Triple-Blind Randomized Trial.SAGE open nursingArticle
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to describe pressure ulcer prevalence and prevention interventions in hospital care in Sweden based on nationwide surveys conducted over a 10-year period. All Swedish hospitals were invited to participate in annual pressure ulcer prevalence surveys during the period 2011-2020. The data collection protocols included gender, age, skin assessment, risk assessment, and preventive interventions. In total, more than 130,000 patients were included in the ten prevalence surveys. The prevalence of pressure ulcers in Swedish hospital patients decreased significantly from 17.0 %to 11.4% between 2011 and 2020 and hospital-acquired pressure ulcers decreased from 8.1% to 6.4% between 2018 and 2020. There was no significant decline in medicaldevice-related pressure ulcers during the same period. The proportion of patients who were risk and skin assessed increased, as did the use of pressure-reducing mattresses, sliding sheets, heel protection, and nrepositioning plans. This study shows that the implementation of a national patient safety program has had an impact on the nationwide prevalence of pressure ulcers in hospital care and the occurrence of prevention strategies. However, one in ten patients in Swedish hospitals still suffers from pressure ulcers. Further improvements can be made.
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