Does the presence Pressure Ulcers entail “high risk of negative outcomes” in geriatric rehabilitation? Results from a retrospective cohort study | Zendy

Francisco José Tarazona Santabalbina | Zendy

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Does the presence Pressure Ulcers entail “high risk of negative outcomes” in geriatric rehabilitation? Results from a retrospective cohort study

Author(s) -

Francisco José Tarazona Santabalbina

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

nutrición hospitalaria

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.31

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1699-5198

pISSN - 0212-1611

DOI - 10.20960/nh.1065

Subject(s) - medicine , retrospective cohort study , rehabilitation , cohort , multivariate analysis , odds ratio , acute care , intensive care unit , barthel index , geriatric rehabilitation , cohort study , physical therapy , health care , economics , economic growth

A retrospective cohort study was performed in order to evaluate the prevalence of pressure ulcers (PrUs) in older patients admitted to a geriatric rehabilitation unit of a postacute care hospital and to investigate the impact of the presence of PrUs on clinical outcomes of the rehabilitation process.

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