Factors associated with medical devicerelated pressure ulcers occurrence in hospital setting: a systematic review protocol
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Mar 14, 2025
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Article Category: Review
Published Online: Mar 14, 2025
Page range: 13 - 18
Received: Apr 08, 2024
Accepted: Aug 04, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2025-0002
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Figure 1.

Preliminary search strategy in PubMed_
#1 | (injury* OR lesion* OR wound* OR sore* OR Ulcer*) AND pressure |
#2 | “skin injury medical device related” OR “ mucosal injury medical device related” OR “pressure medical device related” OR “MDRPI” OR “MDRPU” OR “HAPI”OR “Medical device” OR “medical device related” |
#3 | prevalence OR incidence OR rate OR exposition OR risk |
#4 | #1 AND #2 AND #3 |
PECO_
Population | Hospitalized adult patients, aged 18 years or older, with a medical device in use for preventive, diagnostic, or therapeutic purposes, applied during hospitalization. |
Exposure | All factors potentially associated with the development of MDRPI during hospital stay, whether related to the patient (sociodemographic, anamnestic, clinical), treatments in progress, clinical setting (type of ward, intensity of care, time of hospitalization), the device itself and the ways in which it is managed. |
Control | Not applicable |
Outcome | Injuries associated with medical devices. |