Profile of patients with spinal cord injuries and occurrence of pressure ulcer at a university hospital Perfil de pacientes con lesión traumática de médula espiñal y ocurrencia de úlceras por decúbito en un hospital universitario Perfil de pacientes com lesão traumática da medula espinhal e ocorrência de úlcera de pressão em um hospital universitário

• Main Authors: Paula Cristina Nogueira (Author), Maria Helena Larcher Caliri (Author), Vanderlei José Haas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2006-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients with traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) have an increased risk of developing pressure ulcers (PU). It is a retrospective study done by review of records in order to identify the characteristics of patients who were assisted at a tertiary hospital as well as the occurrence of PU. Most patie...