Incidence and risk factors of pressure ulcers in seven neonatal intensive care units in Japan: A multisite prospective cohort study

International Wound Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 323-328

  Fujii, Kumiko ^a   Sugama, Junko ^b   Okuwa, Mayumi ^b   Sanada, Hiromi ^c   Mizokami, Yuko ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Japanese Nursing Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

Incidence; Neonatal intensive care unit; Pressure ulcer; Risk factor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DECUBITUS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN EXAMINATION;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; JAPAN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77956970326     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2010.00688.x     Document Type: Article

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