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Nicola Heywood1, Lisa Brown1, Michaela Arrowsmith1
1Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, Bath, England.
Abstract:
This article outlines an innovative way of preventing pressure ulcers in the acute hospital setting. A programme using Rapid Spread Methodology was undertaken to reduce hospital-acquired pressure ulcers over a short period of time. Results demonstrated a reduction to zero in the prevalence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers and an 80% reduction in their incidence, in a six-month period.
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