Pressure ulcers: Diagnostics and interventions aimed at wound-related complaints: A review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 464-472

  De Laat, Erik H E W ^a   Scholte Op Reimer, Wilma J ^b   Van Achterberg, Theo ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exudate; Malodour; Pain; Pressure ulcer; Review; Wound care

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; ALGINIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZYDAMINE; COPOLYMER; DIAMORPHINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MORPHINE DERIVATIVE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; POLYURETHAN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ABSORPTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; ODOR; PAIN; PRESSURE ULCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

BANDAGES; CHARCOAL; DEBRIDEMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXUDATES AND TRANSUDATES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ODORS; OINTMENTS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRESSURE ULCER; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SKIN CARE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 17144425043     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01090.x     Document Type: Review

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