Do pressure ulcers influence length of hospital stay in surgical cardiothoracic patients? A prospective evaluation

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 2456-2463

  Schuurman, Jaap Peter ^a   Schoonhoven, Lisette ^b   Keller, B Paul Ja ^c   Van Ramshorst, Bert ^a  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cardiothoracic surgery; Intensive care unit; Length of hospital stay; Nursing ward; Pressure ulcers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX SURGERY;

AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC SURGERY;

EID: 68749098387     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02711.x     Document Type: Article

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