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More than 2.5 million patients per year are impacted by pressure injuries in the United States.
The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel defines a pressure injury as localized tissue damage to the skin and underlying soft tissue, typically over a bony prominence due to pressure, shear, friction, or a combination of these factors.3
It is paramount for Acute Care and Long Term facilities to have effective offloading solutions that work for all risk levels to help treat and prevent pressure injuries.
Average Cost to Treat
Stage 1 to 4 Pressure Injuries3
are the 2nd Most Common HAPI3
(Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury)
Annual Spend on Prevention6
(300 Bed Hospital)
Growing Annually3
Malpractice Suits4
Plaintiff Wins4
Average Lawsuit Settlement5
1. Canales MB et al: “NelDerm HeelP.O.D. Versus Pressure Relief Ankle Foot Orthosis: A Preliminary Investigation.” 2. Wassel CL, Delhougne G, Gayle JA, Dreyfus J, Larson B. Risk of readmissions, mortality, and hospital-acquired conditions across hospital acquired pressure injury (HAPI stages in a US National Hospital Discharge database. Int Wound J. 2020;17:1924-1934. 3. Bennett GR. P’Sullivan J, DeVito EM, Remsburg R. The increasing medical malpractice risk related to pressure ulcers in the United States. J AM Geriatr Soc. 2000;48(1): 73-81. 4. Voss AC, Bender SA, Ferguson ML. Long-term care liability for pressure ulcers. J AM Geriatr Soc. 2005;53(9): 1587-92. 5. Morse, Susan. “Pressure Ulcers Cost the Health System $26.8 Billion a Year.” Healthcare Finance, HIMSS Media, 10 Oct. 2019, https: //www.healthcarefinance- news.com/news/pressure-ulcers-cost-health-system-268-billion-year.
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