Small study finds 27.7% prevalence of pressure ulcers in paediatric hospitals in Switzerland, with many cases caused by external medical devices

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Commentary on: Schlüer AB, Cignacco E, Müller M, et al. The prevalence of pressure ulcers in four paediatric institutions. J Clin Nurs 2009;18:3244–52.[OpenUrl][1][CrossRef][2][PubMed][3][Web of Science][4] Schlüer and colleagues conducted a multicenter point prevalence study of paediatric pressure ulcers in neonatal intensive care units, paediatric medical and surgical wards, and rehabilitation care settings in four hospitals in Switzerland. The investigators used a convenience sample comprising neonates (including premature infants) and children aged 24 hours to 17 years. They used the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel guidelines and the Braden scale (adult-based) for direct and systematic skin evaluations. A pressure ulcer prevalence of 27.7% was found in the study sample. By setting, 85% of neonatal intensive care unit, 70% of … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJournal%2Bof%2Bclinical%2Bnursing%26rft.stitle%253DJ%2BClin%2BNurs%26rft.aulast%253DSchluer%26rft.auinit1%253DA.%2BB.%26rft.volume%253D18%26rft.issue%253D23%26rft.spage%253D3244%26rft.epage%253D3252%26rft.atitle%253DThe%2Bprevalence%2Bof%2Bpressure%2Bulcers%2Bin%2Bfour%2Bpaediatric%2Binstitutions.%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Adoi%252F10.1111%252Fj.1365-2702.2009.02951.x%26rft_id%253Dinfo%253Apmid%252F19930084%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx [2]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02951.x&link_type=DOI [3]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=19930084&link_type=MED&atom=%2Febnurs%2F13%2F2%2F58.atom [4]: /lookup/external-ref?access_num=000271637800005&link_type=ISI