New progress of epidemic characteristics and risk assessment on intraoperatively acquired pressure injury / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Intraoperatively acquired pressure ulcer, also named intraoperatively acquired pressure injury, is one of the most common hospital-acquired pressure injuries. It is not only aspect rehabilitation of patients after surgery, but also increase the length of hospital stay, related costs , as well as hidden risks of medical disputes. In recent years， more and more studies attached high-frequency time and site, prevelance and incidence, clinical characteristics, risk factors and risk assessment for the intraoperative acquired pressure injuries around the world. It is benificial to do targeted prevention. This article reviewed the current studies in order to provide some basis for preventing the intraoperative acquired pressure injuries in China.