Objective Pressure Injury Risk Assessment Using A Wearable Pressure Sensor

The healthcare industry has placed significant effort on reducing pressure injuries as they often occur while patients are seeking treatment for an unrelated condition, lengthen the stay of the patient, impact treatment options, are extremely painful, and can result in death. Current work has shown that an increase in nursing care can reduce pressure injury occurrence, but increased nursing care is not sustainable. The Braden Scale is the...