Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Tools: A Literature Review

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A pressure injury (PI) is defined by the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel1 as “localized damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue usually over a bony prominence or related to a medical or other device” and results from the presence of intense and/or prolonged pressure or shear. Current best practice guidelines recommend identifying patients at risk for developing PIs in order to develop and implement interventions to mitigate PI risk factors and prevent PI development. This is frequently accomplished by utilizing PI risk assessment scales (PIRAS). Through literature review, this article summarizes a total of 42 unique PIRAS developed for both the adult and pediatric populations.

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