Zeitschrift für Kosmetologie und Trichologie

Why Assessment and Preventing Pressure Ulcers Related to Medical Devices in the Intensive Care Unit are Important?

Abstract

Haryanto

Pressure ulcers related to medical devices (MDrPU) are defined as localized injuries caused by tissue compression and long-term pressure from medical devices.Many studies reported incidence of MDrPU from 33%-44% after 5 days. In addition, medical devices cause pressure ulcers are various. Every patient in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is at risk of injury due to medical devices. Therefore, assessment and preventing is important toward of incidence of MDrPU. The aim of this article is to clarify and explain incidence and prevalence of MDrPU and why assessment and preventing MDrPU are important.