Why do patients develop severe pressure ulcers? A retrospective case study

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Pinkney, Lisa ^a   Nixon, Jane ^a   Wilson, Lyn ^a   Coleman, Susanne ^a   McGinnis, Elizabeth ^b   Stubbs, Nikki ^c   Dealey, Carol ^d   Nelson, Andrea ^e   Patterson, Malcolm ^f   Keen, Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEVERE PRESSURE ULCER; VERY ELDERLY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CASE MANAGEMENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESSURE ULCER; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STANDARDS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE MANAGEMENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRESSURE ULCER; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84892845411     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004303     Document Type: Article

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