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. 2022 Jun 13:22:e19.
eCollection 2022.

Burden of Pressure Injuries: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study

Charalampos Siotos  1 , Andrew M Bonett  1 , George Damoulakis  2 , Adan Z Becerra  3 , George Kokosis  1 , Keith Hood  1 , Amir H Dorafshar  1 , Deana S Shenaq  1
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Burden of Pressure Injuries: Findings From the Global Burden of Disease Study

Charalampos Siotos et al. Eplasty. .

Abstract

Background: Pressure injuries remain among the most common problems faced by plastic surgeons and comprise a large portion of wound clinic practice. However, little is known about the overall morbidity related to the disease. This research sought to identify the burden related to the diagnosis of pressure injuries.

Methods: We used the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 to extract information about incidence and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) related to pressure injuries from 1990 to 2017. Descriptive statistics were used to identify changes in the outcomes of interest.

Results: A relative though not statistically significantly decrease in the incidence and burden of pressure injuries was observed between 1990 and 2017. Rates of incidence in the US appear higher than other higher socio-demographic index countries. No clinically and statistically significant changes were observed based on age or sex.

Conclusions: Pressure injury incidence and burden have remained relatively stable between 1990 and 2017 with no significant improvement noted. There is room for improvement on a national performance level, and further research is needed regarding inconsistencies in regional outcomes.

Keywords: burden; global; incidence; pressure injury.

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Incidence of decubitus ulcer per 100,000 population in various age groups in the US in 1990 and 2017.
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Incidence of pressure injury per 100,000 population in male and female patients in the US from 1990 to 2017.
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Trends in incidence of pressure injury in various states in the US from 1990 to 2017.
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Incidence of decubitus ulcer per 100,000 population in various counties from 1990 to 2017.
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DALY scores in various age groups in the US in 1990 and 2017.
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DALY scores in male and female patients in the US from 1990 to 2017.
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Trends in DALY scores associated with pressure injury in various states in the US from 1990 to 2017.
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DALY scores in various counties from 1990 to 2017.
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