Pressure Injury Prevention Practices in the Intensive Care Unit: Real-world Data Captured by a Wearable Patient Sensor.

David Pickham, Mike Pihulic, André Valdez, Barbara Mayer, Patrice Duhon, Barrett J. Larson

PubMed · 2018 · 14 citations · 0 references

Abstract

The investigators found dynamically measured turning frequency, turn magnitude, and tissue depressurization time to be suboptimal. This study highlights the need to reinforce best practices related to preventive turning and to consider staff and patient factors when developing individualized turn protocols.