Surgical mask-related pressure injury to the postauricular area in hospitalised Japanese patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

J Wound Care. 2023 Apr 2;32(4):198. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2023.32.4.198.

Authors

Yuko Shibamoto¹, Takeo Yasu^{1

2}, Mai Morita¹, Tomomi Hagiwara³, Mikio Shirota¹, Yusuke Yoshioka⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pharmacy, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
² Department of Medicinal Therapy Research, Pharmaceutical Education and Research Center, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan.
³ Department of Nursing, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.

PMID: 37029965
DOI: 10.12968/jowc.2023.32.4.198

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / epidemiology
East Asian People
Humans
Masks / adverse effects
Pandemics
Pressure Ulcer* / prevention & control
SARS-CoV-2