In a retrospective analysis at Henry Ford Hospital’s medical ICU, continuous bedside pressure mapping reduced pressure ulcer incidence by 94% and was reported by staff to improve repositioning effectiveness, comfort, and adherence to protocols.
Mike Piskie
At Vanderbilt University Medical Center, real-time pressure visualization was used in 46 patients across 509 patient-days, resulting in zero new pressure injuries, high clinician satisfaction, improved repositioning effectiveness and patient comfort.
This Hopkins burn ICU study found that implementing real-time pressure mapping reduced HAPI-related care costs from about $6,750 to $3,800 per patient. These savings reflect direct pressure-injury treatment costs only (e.g., wound care), not systemic complications or extended hospitalization, and were driven by fewer and less severe pressure injuries
At the Johns Hopkins Burn Center, real-time pressure mapping reduced the hospital-acquired pressure injury rate by 44.4%, eliminated full-thickness pressure injuries, and lowered costs by 43.8%, demonstrating significant effectiveness in the burn ICU.
A clinical poster from the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital (VISN 8) showed that with pressure visualization technology, 90% of high-risk spinal cord injury patients avoided new pressure injuries, and existing Stage 2 injuries healed when pressure was reduced.
In two acute orthopedic trauma wards, patients and families reported the pressure visualization system was helpful, indicating strong engagement with the care process. The findings suggest that making pressure visible can improve patient and family understanding of repositioning goals and increase participation in prevention efforts.
This Floyd Medical Center poster showed that using real-time pressure monitoring reduced hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) by nearly 90% and enabled staff to maintain peak pressures below ~45 mmHg, a threshold associated with significantly lower HAPI rates.
In the medical ICU at Henry Ford Hospital, use of a continuous bedside pressure mapping system reduced hospital-associated pressure ulcer incidence by 81% compared to standard care, confirming that real-time visual feedback enables more effective repositioning and prevention
Continuous bedside pressure mapping functioned as a real-time “quality control” layer for staff by quickly exposing common setup and support-surface errors (eg, bottoming out, over-inflation, incorrect default settings) and guiding corrective actions at the bedside.
At Swedish Medical Center, Continuous Bedside Pressure Monitoring revealed issues such as bottoming out, over-inflation, and improper default settings, and guided mattress adjustments that reduced peak pressures by up to 76%.