Guideline implementation results in a decrease of pressure ulcer incidence in critically ill patients

Objective: To describe the short-term and long-term effects of a hospital-wide pressure ulcer prevention and treatment guideline on both the incidence and the time to the onset of pressure ulcers in critically ill patients. Design: Prospective cohort study. Setting: Adult intensive care department o...

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Main Authors: De Laat, E.H (Author), Schoonhoven, L. (Author), Pickkers, P. (Author), Verbeek, A.L (Author), Feuth, T. (Author), van Achterberg, T. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2007-03.
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