Pressure ulcers in critically ill patients: incidence and associated factors.

CONCLUSION: the study highlights the high incidence of pressure ulcers, clinical and metabolic characteristics and associated factors, as well as the outcome of death, requiring, therefore, preventive measures.
PMID: 27355294 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - May 31, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Borghardt AT, Prado TN, Bicudo SD, Castro DS, Bringuente ME Tags: Rev Bras Enferm Source Type: research