Reduced incidence of pressure ulcers in patients with hip fractures: A 2-year follow-up of quality indicators

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 399-407

  Gunningberg, Lena ^a,b   Lindholm, Christina ^a,b   Carlsson, Marianne ^a   Sjödén, Per Olow ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hip fractures; Nursing documentation; Pressure ulcers incidence; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ULCER; SWEDEN; TREATMENT PLANNING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WARD;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEDDING AND LINENS; DOCUMENTATION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; NURSING RECORDS; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ORTHOPEDICS; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0034798159     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/13.5.399     Document Type: Article

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