Denise M. Korniewicz PhD. RN, FAAN - IUPUI

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Pressure Ulcers (PUs) is associated with increased hospital lengthof stay and costsThe Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) reportedthat 257,412 individuals had preventable PUs as their secondarydiagnosis in 2007 and that the cost of treating such ulcers was wellover $40,000 per hospital stay2005 data from the International Pressure Ulcer Prevalence TMProgram shows only a small decrease in overall prevalence ratesfrom preceding years with overall prevalence at approximately 14%to 15% in the acute care setting
October, 2008, the CMS stopped paying for PUs resulting fromhospitalizationBergstrom (2005) reported that electrical low air loss mattresseswere useful in the prevention of pressure ulcers in patients at risk. LOS directly correlates to increase in PUs (Rosen, 2006) Racial differences exist (Blacks vs. Whites) (Lyder, 2004)
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