Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries

Hospital-acquired pressure injuries are regarded as largely preventable, with up to 95% considered preventable. Global data estimate hospital-acquired pressure injuries at about 5.4 per 10,000 hospitalized patients daily. Pressure injuries can develop within 1 to 6 hours after exposure to risk conditions. Hospital-acquired pressure injuries are a major preventable hospital safety problem. Hospital-acquired pressure injuries cause clinical harms including pain, infection, prolonged recovery, morbidity, mortality, and longer hospital stays.