Reducing the Incidence of Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries From Use of CPAP/BiPAP Masks: A Quality Improvement Project.

Purpose: The purpose of this work was to reduce the number of hospital-acquired pressure injuries on the nasal bridge resulting from the use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) therapy.

Participants And Setting: Patients with medical device-related pressure injuries (MDRPI) receiving continuous/intermittent CPAP/BiPAP in a 12-bed critical care unit in a Magnet-designated, 182-bed community hospital in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

Approach: An interprofessional team collaborated to assess factors contributing to an increase in MDRPI development in critical care unit patients using CPAP/BiPAP.