Low serum albumin level as an independent risk factor for the onset of pressure ulcers in intensive care unit patients

International Wound Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 550-553

  Serra, Raffaele ^a   Caroleo, Santo ^a   Buffone, Gianluca ^a   Lugarà, Marina ^a   Molinari, Vincenzo ^a   Tropea, Francesco ^a   Amantea, Bruno ^a   de Franciscis, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albumin; Intensive care unit; Pressure ulcer

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECUBITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEFICIENCY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SERUM ALBUMIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84927598842     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12004     Document Type: Article

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