Open AccessA Quality Improvement Project Comparing Two Treatments for Deep-Tissue Pressure Injuries to Feet and Lower Legs of Long-term Care Residents
Author(s) -
Autumn Henson,
Laurie KennedyMalone
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advances in skin and wound care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.426
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1538-8654
pISSN - 1527-7941
DOI - 10.1097/01.asw.0000695780.20213.fa
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoalbuminemia , debility , retrospective cohort study , pressure sores , dementia , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , disease , surgery , ophthalmology
To retrospectively examine clinical outcomes from a feasibility study that compared two treatment options for deep-tissue pressure injuries (DTPIs), including the clinical indicators increasing the risk of deteriorating DTPIs among long-term care residents.