Surveillance for Pressure Injuries on Admission to Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospitals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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COVID-19 and Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries: A Systematic Review

“…Ultimately, 19 publications were included (Figure 2). 1,6,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43]…”

How the COVID-19 pandemic influences the prevalence of pressure injuries in the Czech Republic: A nationwide analysis of a health registry in 2020

“…During the first wave of COVID-19, COVID-19 patients tend to present a higher number of acute wounds, mainly of hospital origin, than the non-COVID group profile [ 24 ]. Prevalence of PIs on admission during the COVID-19 pandemic in the study by Kendall et al [ 28 ] was increased when compared with the pre-COVID-19 period by 14.9%. There was no difference in the prevalence of PIs in the COVID-19 period between patients who were COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-negative (35.4% vs 35.7%).…”

The change of clinical features and surgical outcomes in patients with pressure injury during the COVID‐19 pandemic

“…A retrospective study demonstrated that PI severity worsened during the COVID period. 38 By contrast, a multicenter retrospective cohort demonstrated that patients with hip fractures during the pandemic had low Charlson comorbidity index and American Society of Anesthesiologists scores. 39 In addition, Lim et al 40 reported that patients with out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest had a reduced admission survival rate and discharge survival rate and less favourable neurological outcomes during the COVID period.…”

“…These changes may have catastrophic consequences for patients with PIs and negative effects in many other aspects. A retrospective study demonstrated that PI severity worsened during the COVID period 38 . By contrast, a multicenter retrospective cohort demonstrated that patients with hip fractures during the pandemic had low Charlson comorbidity index and American Society of Anesthesiologists scores 39 .…”