“Right now: Trycksåren on the decline”
“fewer and fewer patients have pressure ulcers, notes the Swedish association of local authorities and regions (SALAR) after a fault in the healthcare system.”
“About one in eight patients (12.3 percent) have pressure sores. In the last year the proportion was higher, 14.1 percent.”
“About one in ten patients (9.3%) have had pressure ulcers in the hospital. In 2018, the figure was 10.6 per cent.”
“most of The trycksåren occurs in the lower back and heel.”
“this Year’s survey was conducted during week 10 and covered over 14 800 adult patients, 18 years and older, in inpatient settings.”
