Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries

Empirical Research

An Interdisciplinary Team Approach to Decrease Sacral Hospital-acquired Pressure Injuries: A Retrospective Cohort Study

05/01/2021

Shelby Isaacs , BS;

Gregg Landis , MD;

Alisha Oropallo , MD, FACS, FSVS, FAPWCA, FABWMS;

Marie Agrell-Kann , RN;

Amit S. Rao , MD;

Mary Brennan , RN, MBA, CWON;

Timmy Li , PhD;

Tamir Pinhasov , BA;

This retrospective study assesses the changes in the yearly incidence of sacral HAPIs before and after implementation of a 3-pronged interdisciplinary intervention to reduce HAPI incidence.

This retrospective study...

05/01/2021

Wound Management & Prevention

Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries Using the Braden Sub Scale at a Large Safety-Net Hospital

Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) contribute to high cost of treatment, increase morbidity and hospital length of stay [1]. In fiscal year (FY) 2014/2015, executive leadership a...

Ossie Gabriel , MSN, CNS;

Kiana Said ;

01/28/2021

Reducing Hospital Acquired Pressure Injuries Using the Braden Sub Scale at a Large Safety-Net Hospital

Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) contribute to high cost of treatment, increase morbidity and hospital length of stay [1]. In fiscal year (FY) 2014/2015, executive leadership a...

Ossie Gabriel , MSN, CNS;

Kiana Said ;

11/23/2020