Advancements in Pressure Injuries Monitoring and Mitigation Technologies- A review

Abstract

Pressure Injuries (PI) are one of the most serious health problems that a care-dependent patient can suffer. PIs are formed due to the prolonged pressure on the skin and its underlying layers. The conventional ways of treating PIs are a very tiring and exhaustive task for the caregivers. Therefore, an intelligent pressure-relieving system needs to be developed that tracks areas that sustain persistently high and abnormal pressures and relieves the pressure to eliminate the formation of a PI. This paper attempts to review the research conducted and identify its demerits or critical gaps. The critical gaps will be considered for feedback, and this feedback will serve as feedforward to develop a foolproof pressure-relieving system for effective PI management. The primary focus of this paper is to understand the treatment methods, identification methods of the PI formation and the proposed ways of treating PIs. Through this study, we were able to classify PI management by treatment methods and identify key aspects of effective PI management.