The complex interplay between mechanical forces, tissue response and individual susceptibility to pressure ulcers.

J Wound Care

Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Published: September 2024

Objective: The most recent edition of the International Clinical Practice Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries was released in 2019. Shortly after, in 2020, the first edition of the SECURE Prevention expert panel report, focusing on device-related pressure ulcers/injuries, was published as a special issue in the . A second edition followed in 2022. This article presents a comprehensive summary of the current understanding of the causes of pressure ulcers/injuries (PU/Is) as detailed in these globally recognised consensus documents.

Method: The literature reviewed in this summary specifically addresses the impact of prolonged soft tissue deformations on the viability of cells and tissues in the context of PU/Is related to bodyweight or medical devices.

Results: Prolonged soft tissue deformations initially result in cell death and tissue damage on a microscopic scale, potentially leading to development of clinical PU/Is over time. That is, localised high tissue deformations or mechanical stress concentrations can cause microscopic damage within minutes, but it may take several hours of continued mechanical loading for this initial cell and tissue damage to become visible and clinically noticeable. Superficial tissue damage primarily stems from excessive shear loading on fragile or vulnerable skin. In contrast, deeper PU/Is, known as deep tissue injuries, typically arise from stress concentrations in soft tissues at body regions over sharp or curved bony prominences, or under stiff medical devices in prolonged contact with the skin.

Conclusion: This review promotes deeper understanding of the pathophysiology of PU/Is, indicating that their primary prevention should focus on alleviating the exposure of cells and tissues to stress concentrations. This goal can be achieved either by reducing the intensity of stress concentrations in soft tissues, or by decreasing the exposure time of soft tissues to such stress concentrations.

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