Pressure injury prevalence and characteristics in patients with COVID-19 admitted to acute inpatient rehabilitation unit.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the incidence and severity of pressure injuries among COVID-19 patients who required acute hospitalization and subsequent acute inpatient rehabilitation (AIR).

Design

Data was collected retrospectively from medical charts of COVID-19 patients who were admitted to AIR during April 2020-April 2021.

Setting

Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation at a single hospital in the greater New York metropolitan area.

Participants

Subjects included COVID-19 patients (N = 120) who required acute hospitalization and subsequent acute inpatient rehabilitation, of whom 39 (32.5%) had pressure injuries.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

The incidence, location, and severity of pressure injuries in COVID-19 patients, as well

SUBMITTER: Lu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10106692 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature