What Factors Are Associated With the Development of Pressure Ulcers in a Medical Intensive Care Unit?

Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 37-41

  Smit, Inge ^a   Harrison, Lisa ^a   Letzkus, Lisa ^a   Quatrara, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Intensive care; Length of stay; Medical intensive care; Pressure ulcer; Risk factors; Vasopressor

Indexed keywords

VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; VIRGINIA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSURE ULCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VIRGINIA;

EID: 84950310849     PISSN: 07304625     EISSN: 15388646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DCC.0000000000000153     Document Type: Article

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