RISK FACTORS FOR PRESSURE ULCER DEVELOPMENT IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS
Of the patient populations in acute care facilities, the critically ill are most vulnerable to the development of pressure ulcers. The most commonly used pressure ulcer risk assessment tool in the United States, the Braden Scale, demonstrates low levels of specificity when used to predict pressure u...
Main Author: | Benoit, Jr. , Richard Alfred |
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Other Authors: | Dr. Lorraine Mion |
Format: | Others |
Language: | en |
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VANDERBILT
2013
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Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03212013-111359/ |
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