Subepidermal moisture surrounding pressure ulcers in persons with a spinal cord injury: A pilot study

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 719-728

  Harrow, Jeffrey John ^a,b,d   Mayrovitz, Harvey N ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Nova Southeastern University   (United States)

^d SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Edema; Instrumentation; Pressure ulcer; Spinal cord injuries; Subepidermal moisture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DEVICES; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; ISCHIUM; MOISTURE; MOISTUREMETER D; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SACRUM; SKIN; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SUBEPIDERMAL MOISTURE; COMPLICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE ULCER;

ADULT; AGED; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84910596755     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: 20457723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2045772313Y.0000000193     Document Type: Article

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