Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers in the surgical intensive care unit

Current Opinion in Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 428-431

  Kirby, John P ^a   Gunter, Oliver L ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Decubitus ulcers; Guidelines; Incidence; Pressure ulcers; Prevalence; Prevention; Protocols; Risk factors; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYDROCOLLOID; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICIAN; POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STRATIFICATION; TEAMWORK; TRAINING; VACUUM ASSISTED CLOSURE; INTENSIVE CARE;

HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 50349101619     PISSN: 10705295     EISSN: 15317072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCC.0b013e328306a031     Document Type: Review

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