Pressure injury prevalence and predictors among older adults in the first 36 hours of hospitalisation.
Sharon Leanne LatimerWendy Pearl ChaboyerLukman ThalibElizabeth McInnesTracey K BucknallBrigid M GillespiePublished in: Journal of clinical nursing (2019)
Many older patients come to hospital with a community-acquired pressure injury or develop a pressure injury soon after admission. This highlights the importance of the early detection of pressure injuries among older persons so that timely management strategies can be implemented along with the potential to reduce unnecessary financial penalties.