PMID- 36006663 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20231206 LR - 20231216 IS - 1537-1921 (Electronic) IS - 0898-4921 (Linking) VI - 36 IP - 1 DP - 2024 Jan 1 TI - Factors Associated With Perioperative Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery in the Prone Position: A Prospective Observational Study. PG - 45-52 LID - 10.1097/ANA.0000000000000867 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: Hospital acquired pressure injury (HAPI) is associated with poor clinical outcomes and high medical costs. Patients undergoing surgery in the prone position are particularly vulnerable to perioperative HAPI. This prospective observational study investigated the factors associated with HAPI in patients undergoing elective spine surgery in the prone position. METHODS: Two hundred eighty-seven patients undergoing elective spine surgery participated in this study. Demographics, perioperative vital signs, laboratory findings, surgical data, and intraoperative data were prospectively recorded. The sites and stages of HAPI were investigated on postoperative day 2. The stages of HAPI were evaluated using the pressure injury staging system of the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. RESULTS: Perioperative HAPI was observed in 71 (24.7%) patients (stage 1, 40; stage 2, 31). The most frequent site (number) of HAPI was the upper extremities (33), followed by the chest (32), lower extremities (20), face (18), pelvis (10), and abdomen (9). In multivariate analysis, the duration of prone positioning per hour (odds ratio [95% confidence interval], 1.48 [1.25-1.74]; P <0.001) and intraoperative pH