Pressure sore prevention in the critically ill: What you don't know, what you should know and why it's important

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 163-168

  Theaker, C ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adult; Beds; Critical care; Decubitus ulcer

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DECUBITUS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GERIATRIC CARE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0037534026     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(03)00025-9     Document Type: Article

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