Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Effectiveness of Heel Off-Loading Methodologies
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Research comparing three heel ulcer-prevention devices.
OBJECTIVE To compare 3 pressure-reduction devices for effectiveness in prevention of heel ulcers in moderate-risk to high-risk patients. DESIGN A prospective quasi-experimental 3-group design was used. SETTING AND SUBJECTS A sample of 338 "moderate-risk to high-risk" adult inpatients, ages 18 to 97, at 2 medical centers in South Texas were studied. INSTRUMENTS The Braden Scale for Pressur...
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Journal of Nursing
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2162-5336,2162-5344
DOI: 10.4236/ojn.2015.510096