ArticleBMJ open quality2019
Reducing pressure ulcers across multiple care settings using a collaborative approach.
Article in BMJ open quality, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Construction and Application of Pressure Injury Risk Prediction Model for Critically Ill Patients Based on Machine Learning Algorithm
Use of a Hypercaloric and Hyperprotein Supplement Enriched with Immunonutrients in Multi-pathological Malnourished Patients to Improve the Incidence and Prevalence of Pressure Sores: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The development of the concept of return-on-investment from large-scale quality improvement programmes in healthcare: an integrative systematic literature review.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
- The use of oral and enteral tube-fed arginine supplementation in pressure injury care: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing open · 2022Pooled it
- Identifying and understanding benefits associated with return-on-investment from large-scale healthcare Quality Improvement programmes: an integrative systematic literature review.BMC health services research · 2022Pooled it
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- Roles, Barriers and Facilitators of Multidisciplinary Teams Supporting People With Stage 3 and 4 Pressure Injuries in Hospital and Home Settings: A Scoping Review.International wound journal · 2026Article
- From local change to scholarly contribution: lessons from a scoping review of the gaps and pitfalls of QI reports.BMJ open quality · 2026Article
- Exploring Continuous Pressure Monitoring to Inform Decisions for Pressure Injuries in the Community: Secondary Analysis Using a Mobility and Pressure Exposure Algorithm.International wound journal · 2026Article
- Vasculogenic potential of adipose tissue derived stem cells from patients with chronic spinal cord injury and pressure injuries.Angiogenesis · 2025Article
- Self-managed digital technologies for pressure injury prevention in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic scoping review.Spinal cord · 2025Article
- Intervention in Healthcare Teams to Promote Adherence to the Integration of Care for People at Risk of Pressure Injuries Between Hospitals and Communities: A Scoping Review.International wound journal · 2025Article
- Formative qualitative evaluation of an improvement programme delivered in an English hospital trust to reduce harm from pressure ulcers.BMJ open quality · 2024Article
- Preventable deaths involving sepsis in England and Wales, 2013-2022: a systematic case series of coroners' reports.Infection · 2024Article
- Pressure Ulcers-A Longstanding Problem: A 7-Year Neurorehabilitation Unit Experience of Management, Care, and Clinical Outcomes.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Presence of Differences in the Radiofrequency Parameters Applied to Complex Pressure Ulcers: A Secondary Analysis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
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Abstract
In the UK, over 700 000 patients are affected by pressure ulcers each year, and 180 000 of those are newly acquired each year. The occurrence of pressure ulcers costs the National Health Service (NHS) more than 3.8 million every day. In 2004, pressure ulcers were estimated to cost the NHS £1.4-£2.4 billion per year, which was 4% of the total NHS expenditure. The impact on patients can be considerable, due to increased pain, length of hospital stay and decreased quality of life. However, it is acknowledged that a significant number of these are avoidable. In early 2015, it was identified that for the North East and North Cumbria region the incidence of pressure ulcers was higher than the national average. Because of this, a 2-year Pressure Ulcer Collaborative was implemented, involving secondary care, community services, care homes and the ambulance service, with the aim of reducing the percentage of pressure ulcers developed by patients within their care. The Breakthrough Series Collaborative Model from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement provided the framework for this Collaborative. In year 1, pressure ulcers were reduced by 36%, and in year 2 by 33%, demonstrating an estimated cost saving during the lifespan of the Collaborative of £513 000, and a reduction in the number of bed days between 220 and 352.
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