Drug-related pressure ulcers in hospitalised patients: a multicentre retrospective study in Japan identifying high-risk medications and patient characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To characterise patient and medication-related patterns observed in drug-related pressure ulcers (DRPUs) and provide descriptive findings that may support future consensus-building.

Design

Multicentre retrospective observational study.

Setting

20 hospitals across Japan participated in the study with hospital pharmacists specialised in PU care.

Participants

A total of 1113 hospitalised patients with existing PUs were included and classified into three groups (definite, probable and no-possibility of DRPUs) based on predefined criteria.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome was the description of medication-related characteristics observed in each DRPU classification group, including polypharmacy, initiation of new medicatio

SUBMITTER: Mizokami F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12706238 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature