Implementation of a risk-stratified intervention bundle to prevent pressure injury in intensive care: A before–after study
Implementation of bundled preventive measures associated with COMHON Index risk level reduced pressure injury incidence. Likewise, injury severity decreased, and the location of pressure injuries changed following the intervention. The results from this study support the use of risk-stratified interventions to prevent pressure injury in intensive care. However, further research is needed to examine the effectiveness of the COMHON Index bundle before it can be recommended for widespread clinical practice.
Authors
- Josephine Lovegrove (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1466-2374)
- Ángel Cobos Vargas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9431-9466)
- María Acosta‐Romero
- Manuel Colmenero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5005-1154)
- Paul Fulbrook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6547-1861)
- Luis Camado‐Sojo
Institutions
- Griffith University (AU)
- Queensland Health (AU)
- The University of Queensland (AU)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada (ES)
- Prince Charles Hospital (AU)
- National Health and Medical Research Council (AU)
- Australian Catholic University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Australian Critical Care
- Published
- 2024-11-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aucc.2024.09.008
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.43
Funders
- National Health and Medical Research Council