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Overview
Incidence
Within acute care, the incidence of bedsores is 0.4% to 38%; within long-term care, 2.2% to 23.9%; and in home care, 0% to 17%.
Prevalence
Prevalence percentages are: 10% to 18% in acute care, 2.3% to 28% in long-term care, and 0% to 29% in home care. There is a much higher rate of bedsores in intensive care units because of immunocompromised individuals, with 8% to 40% of ICU patients developing bedsores.[1]
References
- ↑ National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Board of Directors, "Pressure ulcers in America: Prevalence, incidence, and implications for the future," in An Executive Summary of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Monograph, Jul/August 2001, ed. Janet Cuddigan et al.