[PRESSURE ULCER – HEALTHCARE QUALITY AND PATIENT SAFETY INDICATOR].

Abstract

Pressure ulcer is an undesired event for patient, frequently used in quality monitoring as an indicator of healthcare quality and patient safety. According to legal regulations in the Republic of Croatia, pressure ulcer is included in the group of indicators of other undesired events (patient safety) and healthcare institutions are obliged to monitor the applicable indicator and submit report to the Agency every six months. Annual reports on the patient safety indicators are available on the Agency website. The article presents the descriptive list of indicators and descriptive list for the Pressure Ulcer indicator.