Impact of hospital-acquired pressure injuries on hospital costs - experience of a tertiary hospital in Singapore

The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure injury (HAPI) remains a challenge for healthcare institutions around the world. Given the negative impact of pressure injuries on health outcomes, it is widely recognised that prevention is better than treatment of pressure injuries. However, with finite healthcare resources, management often needs to know what kind of financial return or cost avoidance it can achieve for investment in quality improvement programs. Henceforth, an estimate of local costs of HAPI is important in informing future investment decisions on prevention strategies.