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Heel Pressure Ulcer Prevention -Duke University Hospital
Penny Jones, RN, MN, CWS / Nancy Payne, RN, BSN / Al Cadavero RN, BSN, CWOCN
Heel pressure ulcers are a significant cause of limb amputations. In acute care the rate of heel pressure ulcers ranges from 10% to 18%. Our hospital had an overall prevalence of heel pressure ulcers of 6.38% with an incidence of roughly half that rate. Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina.
Conclusions
Even with pillows available and beds providing heel pres- sure reduction at three levels, our incidence of heel ulcers was 1/2 of our prevalence. With the addition of an easy to apply and relatively inexpen- sive heel pressure ulcer prevention device, we decreased the incidence to 0% during the trial. As a result of this trial we have incorporated this device in our overall pressure ulcer prevention protocol. We are following our monthly incidence and prevalence data and have noted a sharp decline in our nosocomial heel pressure ulcers.
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