Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury to the Ear from a Mask

Jeffrey M Levine¹, Elizabeth A Ayello, Balwant Persaud+1

• ¹Jeffrey M. Levine, MD, AGSF, CMD, CWS-P, is Associate Clinical Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; and Consultant, Advantage Surgical and Wound Care, El Segundo, CA. Elizabeth A. Ayello, PhD, MSN, BSN, ETN, RN, CWON, MAPWCA, FAAN, is co-Editor-in-Chief, Advances in Skin and Wound Care , Philadelphia, PA; Faculty Emeritus, Excelsior College School of Nursing, Albany, NY; and President, Ayello Harris & Associates, Inc, Copake, NY. Balwant Persaud, LPN, is Licensed Practical Nurse, Department of Nursing, New Jewish Home, New York, NY. Ruth Spinner, MD, CMD, is Senior Medical Director, The New Jewish Home; Assistant Clinical Professor of Geriatric Medicine and Palliative Care, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; and Wound Consultant, Advantage Surgical & Wound Care. Acknowledgments: Dr Ayello was a member of the small working group for the chapter on medical device-related pressure injuries for the 2019 Clinical Practice Guideline for which she received no compensation. Dr Ayello has also served as an advisor to the CMS for long-term care on the Resident Assessment Instrument manual for Section M, pressure injuries. The authors have disclosed no financial relationships related to this article. Submitted October 30, 2020; accepted in revised form February 6, 2020.