Factors influencing the development of decubitus ulcers in critically ill surgical patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1678-1682

  Eachempati, Soumitra R ^a,b   Hydo, Lynn J ^a   Barie, Philip S ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical; Debility; Decubitus ulcers; Intensive care; Pressure; Risk factors; Sepsis; Sore; Trauma; Wound

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE SYNDROME;

EID: 0034846796     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200109000-00004     Document Type: Article

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