title: Preventing device-related pressure ulcers: using data to guide statewide change.
abstract: Data collected through Minnesota's mandatory statewide reporting system indicate that prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers continues to be a challenge, particularly for patients who require the use of stabilization collars or other immobilizers, respiratory equipment, orthotics, and tubing. This article describes the process of identifying a pattern of device-related pressure ulcers through statewide pressure ulcer reports and developing a set of recommendations for prevention.
authors.affiliation: Patient Safety, Minnesota Hospital Association, St Paul, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Apold
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rydrych
mesh_terms: D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D019221:Mandatory Reporting; D008910:Minnesota; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*