Pressure sores following elective total hip arthroplasty: Pitfalls of misinterpretation

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 174-176

  Keong, Nicole ^a   Ricketts, David ^a   Alakeson, Nuki ^a   Rust, Philippa ^a  

^a PRINCESS ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co morbidity; Data collection; Medical audit; Pressure sore; Risk factors; Total hip arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; BED; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ERYTHEMA; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORTHOPEDICS; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN ULCER; STAFF TRAINING; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ENGLAND; HIP FRACTURES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; PRESSURE ULCER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 2342499986     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588404323043292     Document Type: Article

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