Quality improvement program to reduce the prevalence of pressure ulcers in an intensive care unit

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 328-334

  Elliott, Rosalind ^a   McKinley, Sharon ^b   Fox, Vicki ^c  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c New South Wales Government   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149136315     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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