Prevalence of skin tears in hospitalized adults and older adults.
Luccas Melo de SouzaGabriela da Silva TeixeiraDébora Monteiro da SilvaLetícia da Silva RuizIsabella Dos Santos CoppolaLisiani Celina da Silva MeirellesPublished in: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P (2021)
The prevalence of injuries was 12.2%, showing they are present in the health care setting, especially in nursing care. Care protocols need to be developed for the prevention, identification and early treatment of ST.