In an Intensive care unit (ICU) the focus is mainly on keeping people alive. That is the most important perspective. At the same time, some patients stay in ICU for a long time and other nursing-related problems must be solved during their stay. Moisture-associated skin damage (MASD) is a group of skin problems that may also occur while the patient is in ICU. Some MASD-related problems are very common in ICU and should be handled professionally by the sta!. This article identi”es how MASD-related problems are discovered and how they are treated according to the latest knowledge and standards within an international context.
