A Retrospective Analysis of the Findings of Pressure Ulcer Investigations in an Acute Trust in the UK

The root cause analysis (RCA) process has been applied in this organisation since 2010 to investigate all severe pressure ulcers. A previous analysis of the findings from all RCAs completed during 2011-2013 identified actions for practice improvement. The current study reports the results of a further retrospective analysis following implementation of new evidence based investigation process.
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Source Type: research