POP BOX METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ASSESSING RISK OF PRESSURE RELATED SKIN INJURY AND DETERMINING A RECOMMENDED TREATMENT THEREOF

摘要

A system or method for assessing a patient for pressure related skin injury risk and recommended treatment including measuring extrinsic and intrinsic skin pressure of the patient and assigning a rating responsive to the skin pressure measurement, measuring oxygenation of the patient and assigning a rating responsive to the oxygenation measurement, measuring perfusion of the patient and assigning a rating responsive to the perfusion measurement, summing the skin pressure, oxygenation and perfusion ratings to obtain a POP Box score, determining a risk of pressure related skin injury for the patient in response to the POP Box score, and determining or selecting a recommended treatment from among a plurality of recommended treatments for the patient in response to the determined risk of pressure related skin injury.