Ferris, Amy; Price, Annie; Harding, Keith
This systematic review aims to quantify the prevalence and incidence of pressure ulcers in patients receiving palliative care and identify the risk factors for pressure ulcer development in these patients as well as the temporal relationship between pressure ulcer development and death. Overall pressure ulcer prevalence and incidence were found to be 12.4% and 11.7%, respectively, which is higher than in the general population. Skin failure, as with other organ failures, may be an inevitable part of the dying process for some patients.