Prospective cohort study of routine use of risk assessment scales for prediction of pressure ulcers

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether risk assessment scales can be used to identify patients who are likely to get pressure ulcers. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Two large hospitals in the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS: 1229 patients admitted to the surgical, internal, neurological, or geriatric...

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Main Authors: Schoonhoven, Lisette, Haalboom, Jeen R E, Bousema, Mente T, Algra, Ale, Grobbee, Diederick E, Grypdonck, Maria H, Buskens, Erik
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BMJ 2002
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC128943/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12376437
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