Open AccessA prospective cohort study of prognostic factors for the healing of heel pressure ulcers
Author(s) -
Elizabeth McGinnis,
Darren C. Greenwood,
E Andrea Nelson,
Jane Nixon
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/aft187
Subject(s) - medicine , heel , hazard ratio , prospective cohort study , proportional hazards model , cohort , surgery , cohort study , confidence interval , anatomy
pressure ulcers, 25-30% of which are on the heels are a major burden to patients and healthcare systems. A better understanding of factors associated with healing is required to inform treatment and research priorities.
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