Skin lesions after intensive care procedures: Results of a prospective study

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 525-531

  Badia, Mariona ^a   Trujillano, Javier ^a,b   Serviá, Luis ^a   March, Jaume ^b   Rodriguez Pozo, Angel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI ARNAU DE VILANOVA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

Author keywords

ICU procedures; Skin lesions; Tracheostomy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHYSIOLOGY AND CHRONIC HEALTH EVALUATION II; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; INVASIVE PROCEDURE; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN DEFECT; THORAX DRAINAGE; TRACHEOSTOMY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

APACHE; CATHETERIZATION; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 56949094415     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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