An investigation into the use of serum albumin in pressure sore prediction

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 359-365

  Anthony, Denis ^a   Reynolds, Tim ^b   Russell, Linda ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decubitus ulcer; Prediction; Pressure sore; Risk assessment; Serum albumin; Tissue viability; Waterlow score

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN; SODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DECUBITUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM ALBUMIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SODIUM;

EID: 0034241664     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2000.01484.x     Document Type: Article

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