Quality indicators for the care of pressure ulcers in vulnerable elders

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 55, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Bates Jensen, Barbara M ^a,b   MacLean, Catherine H ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Pressure ulcer prevention; Pressure ulcer treatment; Quality indicators

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; BENZYDAMINE; DIAMORPHINE; EMLA; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MAFENIDE ACETATE; POVIDONE IODINE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG INHIBITION; ELDERLY CARE; ENZYME ISOLATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WOUND; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; BANDAGES; BEDS; DEBRIDEMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INFECTION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; POSTURE; PRESSURE ULCER; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN CARE;

EID: 34848895718     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01349.x     Document Type: Review

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