Pressure ulcer in intensive care unit: analysis of incidence and injuries installed

• Main Authors: Maria do Livramento Neves Silva (Author), Rafaela Trindade do Ó Caminha (Author), Simone Helena dos Santos Oliveira (Author), Edienne Rosângela Sarmento Diniz (Author), Joab de Lima Oliveira (Author), Vanusa Sabino do Nascimento Neves (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará, 2013-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A longitudinal quantitative study carried out in the Intensive Care Unit of a public hospital in João Pessoa-PB, Brazil, from July to October 2012, which aimed to analyze the incidence of pressure ulcers and describe their characteristics. We monitored 36 patients who met the inclusion criteria. Da...