Reducing intensive care medical device-related pressure injuries caused by nasogastric and endotracheal tubes : A pilot study

Medical device-related pressure injuries (MDRPI) are defined as injuries associated with the use of devices where the injury has the same configuration as the device.1 Critically ill patients have high rates of medical devices in situ, most commonly nasogastric tubes (NGT) and endotracheal tubes (ETT), increasing the risk of developing an injury from these devices.2 The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of interventions to reduce MDRPI caused by NGT and ETT