Commentary on Sayar S et al. (2009) Incidence of pressure ulcers in intensive care unit patients at risk according to the Waterlow scale and factors influencing the development of pressure ulcers. Journal of Clinical Nursing 18, 765-774
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Development of a new risk assessment scale for predicting pressure ulcers in an intensive care unit.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES The study aimed to evaluate the predictive validity and accuracy of a new pressure ulcer risk assessment scale in two Indonesia intensive care units (ICUs). BACKGROUND Several risk assessment scales have been designed to identify patients at risk of developing pressure ulcers in ICU. However, the relative weight of each variable that contributes to pressure ulcer developme...
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Pressure ulcers in the intensive care unit: The ‘forgotten’ enemy
Pressure ulcers (PU) have plagued critically ill and debilitated patients since the dawn of recorded medicine. Pressure ulcers are associated with adverse patient outcomes, and contribute to patient pain, depression, loss of function and independence, increased incidence of infection and sepsis, additional surgical interventions, and prolonged hospital stays. Therefore, the best treatment for p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Nursing
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0962-1067
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02713.x