Open AccessHospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Author(s) -
Thomas Perneger,
Céliane Héliot,
A C Raë,
F Borst,
JeanMichel Gaspoz
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.158.17.1940
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , risk factor , incidence (geometry) , surgery , emergency medicine , physics , optics
Pressure ulcers are a frequent complication of bed rest. We examined risk factors for hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, the use of preventive devices, and the impact of case-mix adjustments on between-ward comparisons.
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