SynthesisInternational wound journal2025
The Incidence of Pressure Ulcers in Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in International wound journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07725068 (Effect of a Risk-Based Perioperative Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle on Pressure Injury Development in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of a Risk-Based Perioperative Pressure Injury Prevention Bundle on Pressure Injury Development in Patients Undergoing Elective Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Incidence of Pressure Ulcers in Surgical Patients: A Systematic Review.International wound journal · 2025Pooled it
- Risk factors for position-related injuries in adult surgical patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2026Review
- Research Priorities in Perioperative Nursing Across the Lifespan: An e-Delphi Consensus Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Relatively upstream factors associated with pressure injury occurrence and staging in older hospitalized patients: a prospective observational study.BMC geriatrics · 2026Observational
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4 authors.
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Abstract
The aim is to assess the incidence of pressure ulcers among adults undergoing surgery. Systematic review methodology was employed. Databases including Cochrane, Ovid Medline, Embase, EBSCO, CINAHL Plus and Scopus were searched in August 2024. The data extracted were imported into Excel for analysis. Simple descriptive statistics were used for the analysis purposes. The data are presented using means and standard deviations. The evidence-based Librarian checklist was used for the quality appraisal. The Systematic Review Protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023449194). A total of 35 studies were included. The mean pressure ulcer incidence was 17.22% (range from 0.05% to 74.2%). Studies from orthopaedics, mainly including patients undergoing hip surgeries, reported the highest pressure ulcer incidence. The most commonly reported pressure ulcer grade was stage one, and the most common anatomical locations were the sacral region and heels. Pressure ulcers remain a significant concern for surgical patients, especially those undergoing orthopaedic and cardiac surgeries. Most develop in early stages, often affecting the sacral and heel regions. However, gaps in data make it difficult to fully synthesise the scope of the problem. Standardised reporting and targeted prevention efforts are essential to reducing incidence and improving patient care.
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