The national pressure ulcer long-term care study: Outcomes of pressure ulcer treatments in long-term care

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1721-1729

  Bergstrom, Nancy ^a   Horn, Susan D ^b   Smout, Randall J ^b   Bender, Stacy A ^c,f   Ferguson, Maree L ^c   Taler, George ^d   Sauer, Abby C ^c   Sharkey, Siohban S ^e   Voss, Anne Coble ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL OUTCOMES RESEARCH   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^e ISIS Inc   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Nursing homes; Nutrition; Older adults; Pressure ulcers; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RESIDENT; UNITED STATES; WOUND; WOUND DRESSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRESSURE ULCER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 30944445971     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53506.x     Document Type: Article

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