What is the impact of COVID-19 on tissue viability services and pressure ulceration?
J Wound Care
; 30(7): 522-531, 2021 Jul 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1310245
ABSTRACT
This paper explores and reviews the relevant literature and examines the impact that the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the tissue viability service (TVS) and the incidence of pressure ulcers (PUs) in a large UK teaching hospital NHS trust. A comparison has been undertaken of referral data to the TVS during two time periods-Oct-Dec 2019 and April-June 2020. Data show that the PU rate per 1000 beds increased from a pre-pandemic level of around 1 to over 2.7 in the first month of the pandemic, with an increase in device and prone position-related PUs, particularly in the expanded critical care patient population. Even though the bed occupancy decreased, the proportion of ungradable PUs increased, but there was little change in the number of Category 1 and 2 PUs.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pressure Ulcer
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Wound Care
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jowc.2021.30.7.522
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