Pressure injuries

EQIC helps hospitals implement and hardwire protocols to address the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries, reducing PIs and further degradation. Our goal is to help hospitals improve the entire continuum of care, from the identification of patients at risk for PI to advanced early identification techniques, by implementing appropriate protocols for intervention, treatment and standardized staging.

Assessments

Hospital tool

• Pressure injury surveillance tool - EQIC
• RCIP pressure injuries assessment - EQIC

Patient risk assessments

• The Braden Scale for predicting pressure sore risk - AHRQ
• The Norton Scale to identify patients at risk for pressure injuries - AHRQ
• Using pressure ulcer risk assessment tools in care planning - AHRQ

Toolkits and guidelines

• Standardized pressure injury prevention protocol – Padula and Black and SPIPP Adult 2.0 checklist – National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel
• Malnutrition and pressure injury risk in vulnerable populations: Application of the 2019 international clinical practice guideline - Advances in Skin and Wound Care
• Nutrition care for pressure injuries: Guidelines to optimize outcomes - Abbott Nutrition Health Institute
• Resources and materials - NPIAP
• Prevention of perioperative pressure injury - AORN
• Gold STAMP program to reduce pressure ulcers - NYSDOH