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Deep Tissue Pressure Injury (Dtpi): Predictors And Risk Factors During Hospitalization. A Literature Review, Tricia Foley
Deep Tissue Pressure Injury (Dtpi): Predictors And Risk Factors During Hospitalization. A Literature Review, Tricia Foley
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Deep Tissue Pressure Injury (DTPI): Predictors and Risk Factors During Hospitalization. A Literature Review
Tricia Foley, RN, BSN, CWOCN, MMC
Background: Deep tissue pressure injuries (DTPI) at Maine Medical Center (MMC) have increased from 2014 to 2016. DTPI initially appear as purple or maroon discoloration and either resolve or evolve into a deeper wound. When a DTPI evolves into an eschar, this is called an unstageable pressure injury by the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Patients with an unstageable, stage 3 or 4 pressure injury are reported to the State of Maine according to Maine Law. This is considered a …