Risk assessment study of the pressure ulcers in intensive care unit patients

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 394-397

  Terekeci, Hakan ^a   Kucukardali, Yasar ^a   Top, Cihan ^a   Onem, Yalçin ^a   Celik, Serkan ^a   Öktenli, Çaǧatay ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Intensive care unit; Pressure ulcer; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; HEMOGLOBIN; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT; INOTROPIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; APACHE; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67349189988     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2008.11.001     Document Type: Article

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