US Medicare data show incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers is 4.5%, and they are associated with longer hospital stay and higher risk of death

Commentary on: Lyder CH, Wang Y, Metersky M, et al . Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: results from the national Medicare patient safety monitoring system study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2012;60:268–8.[OpenUrl][1] Development of HAPUs is considered an adverse event.1 Thus, the incidence of HAPU is commonly used as a quality marker for healthcare facilities. One … [1]: {openurl}?query=rft.jtitle%253DJ%2BAm%2BGeriatr%2BSoc%26rft.volume%253D60%26rft.spage%253D268%26rft.genre%253Darticle%26rft_val_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Ajournal%26ctx_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ver%253DZ39.88-2004%26url_ctx_fmt%253Dinfo%253Aofi%252Ffmt%253Akev%253Amtx%253Actx