Drug-related pressure ulcers in hospitalised patients: a multicentre retrospective study in Japan identifying high-risk medications and patient characteristics
Medication-related characteristics such as polypharmacy, initiation of new medications, dose modifications and use of antipsychotics were more frequently observed in the definite DRPU group. These descriptive findings may help characterise the clinical patterns of DRPUs and may inform future hypothesis generation.
Authors
- Shinako Fujimoto
- Kazumi Kurachi
- Shigeki Ikushima
- Hiroyuki Kadowaki
- Toshiaki Miyagawa
- Tetsuya Fuse
- Zenzo Isogai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3579-3680)
- T Yamanouchi
- Hideharu Tatebe
- Yusuke Sekine (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0204-9890)
- M Toriumi
- Hiromi Ishii (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7752-1782)
- Kohtaro Ooka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4467-7729)
- Tomoyasu Kinoshita
- Fumihiro Mizokami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2732-7786)
- Katsuhito Iikura
- Kengo FUKUDA
- Y Shiraishi
- Toshiyuki Ozaki
- A Nakashima
- Soichiro Higashitsuji
- Mari Sadaoka
Institutions
- National Archives and Records Administration (US)
- Tokyo Medical University (JP)
- Yokohama University of Pharmacy (JP)
- Fukuoka University (JP)
- Niigata University of Rehabilitation (JP)
- Fukui Red Cross Hospital (JP)
- Tokyo Medical University Hachioji Medical Center (JP)
- Jōetsu General Hospital (JP)
- Saiseikaisenri Hospital (JP)
- Kushiro Rosai Hospital (JP)
- Kumamoto University Hospital (JP)
- Shimane Prefectural Central Hospital (JP)
- Kumamoto Orthopedic Surgery Hospital (JP)
- Koto Hospital (JP)
- Nagoya Medical Center (JP)
- Gunma University of Health and Welfare (JP)
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (JP)
- Saiseikai Ibaraki Hospital (JP)
- Kushiro City General Hospital (JP)
- Kishokai Medical Corporation (JP)
- Nara Prefectural Institute of Public Health Research Center (JP)
- Osaka University of Pharmaceutical Sciences (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-105828
- Primary Topic
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science