Skin temperature of different body areas of the elderly without risk for pressure ulcer

• Main Authors: Rhea Silvia de Avila Soares (Author), Suzinara Beatriz Soares de Lima (Author), Thaís Dresch Eberhardt (Author), Lidiana Batista Teixeira Dutra Silveira (Author), Bruna Rossarola Pozzebon (Author), Liane Rocha Rodrigues (Author), Paulo Jorge Pereira Alves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: to identify the skin temperature of different body areas of elderly inpatients at a surgical clinic unit without risk of developing pressure injuries from the Braden Scale. Method: descriptive correlational study, with cross-sectional design, conducted at a surgical clinic unit of a unive...