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National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance. Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: Quick Reference Guide. Emily Haesler (Ed.). EPUAP/NPIAP/PPPIA: 2019. https://www.internationalguideline.com/static/pdfs/Quick_Reference_Guide-10Mar2019.pdf. Accessed August 8, 2022.
Pickham D, Berte N, Pihulic M, Valdez A, Barbara M, Desai M. Effect of a wearable patient sensor on care delivery for preventing pressure injuries in acutely ill adults: A pragmatic randomized clinical trial (LS-HAPI study). Int J Nurs Stud. 2018; 80, 12-19.
AHRQ National Scorecard on Hospital-Acquired Conditions Updated Baseline Rates and Preliminary Results 2014–2017.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality website. Preventing pressure ulcers in hospitals: a toolkit for improving quality of care. https://www.ahrq.gov/professionals/systems/hospital/pressureulcertoolkit/putool1.html. Updated October 2014. Accessed February 1, 2018.
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Meacham K, Kraft K, Taylor D. Nursing attitudes towards patient repositioning before and after wearable technology implementation. Poster presented at: The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Biennial Conference; March 10-11, 2017; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Walters B, Spitzer A. Reducing Pressure Injuries in Critical Care Using Wearable Sensor Technology. Poster presented at: Symposium on Advance Woundcare; Oct. 7-9, 2016; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Larson B, Pihulic M, Luu N, Cooley A. Impact of turn compliance on probability of hospital-acquired pressure injuries: A multi-center analysis. Poster presented at: The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Biennial Conference; March 10-11, 2017; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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Schutt SC, Tarver C, Pezzani M. Pilot study: Assessing the effect of continual position monitoring technology on compliance with patient turning protocols. Nursing Open. 2018;5:21–28.
Nherera L. Meta-analysis shows patient wearable sensor reduces incidence of hospital acquired pressure injuries in critically ill patients. Poster presented at: Symposium on Advanced Wound Care Fall 2022; October 14–16 2022; Las Vegas, NV, USA.
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Pickham D, Pihulic M, Valdez A, Mayer B, Duhon P, Larson B. Pressure injury prevention practices in the ICU: Real world data captured by wearable patient sensors. Wounds. 2018 Aug;30(8):229-234.
Smith+Nephew. Leveraging novel technology to decrease hospital-acquired pressure injuries. Paper presented at: AONL Sunrise Symposia; 2020; Chicago, USA.
Walters B, Jamison K, Zafer D, Sanders T. Transforming Pressure Ulcer Prevention in the ICU with Patient Wearable Technology and Nursing Leadership. Presented at the Texas Organization of Nurse Executives. February 2016.
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