Apache III Score: A prognostic factor in pressure ulcer development in an Intensive Care Unit;La escala APACHE III: un factor pronóstico en la aparición de úlceras por presión en una Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos

Enfermeria Intensiva

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 95-103

  Almirall Solsona, D ^a   Leiva Rus, A ^b   Gabasa Puig, I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE VIC   (Spain)

^b Epidemiólogo de la Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Mallorca ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

APACHE III; ICU; Pressure ulcer; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; APACHE; ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; APACHE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 71049128676     PISSN: 11302399     EISSN: 15781291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1130-2399(09)72589-1     Document Type: Article

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