Introduction
cord injury, spasticity, anemia, diabetes
RECURRENCE, RENAL FAILURE, ANEMIA, COMPLICATION, PRESSURE ULCER, DECUBITUS, COMPLICATIONS, DIABETES
Process management is an innovative methodological step in healthcare [According to the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP), the treatment of stage III and IV pressure injuries (PIs) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) consists of acute care and rehabilitation provided by various HCPs. The interdisciplinary team includes different physicians, such as plastic surgeons, paraplegiologists, internal medicine physicians, and infectiologists as well as HCPs from other professions, such as nurses, physio- and occupational therapists, psychologists, and social workers [The Basel Decubitus Approach is a set of principles for the treatment of PIs that has been developed over the past few decades. It includes different therapeutic elements, such as pressure relief; debridement; treatment of risk factors, such as anemia, renal failure, uncontrolled diabetes, and spasticity; flap surgery; prevention of early postsurgical complications and PI recurrence; transfer training; and re-evaluation of assistive devices [This feasibility study aimed to describe the effect of a CDSS on adherence to the Basel Decubitus Approach by comparing complication rates, length of stay, total-, intervention-, and occupation-specific costs, and the performance of examinations and interventions between standard and CDSS-supported care. Additionally, this study explored HCPs’ perspectives on the use of this CDSS.