Participant timeline {13}
NRI, Comorbidity
PRESSURE SORE
Patients will be screened for eligibility criteria. Consent will be obtained from the patients, if possible, or their legal representative. Thereafter, patients will be randomized into the treatment or control group. After randomization, the skin underneath the mask and the auricle and occipital regions will be inspected to check for any possible pressure sores every 12 h for the following 4 days. Patient status at hospital discharge will also be evaluated (Fig. Schedule of enrolment, interventions, and assessments. BMI, body mass index, NRI, Nutritional Risk Index; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; NIV, noninvasive ventilation; CPAP, continuous positive airway pressure