Corneal injuries: incidence and risk factors in the Intensive Care Unit Lesiones en la córnea: incidencia y factores de riesgo en Unidad de Terapia Intensiva Lesões na córnea: incidência e fatores de risco em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

• Main Authors: Andreza Werli-Alvarenga (Author), Flávia Falci Ercole (Author), Fernando Antônio Botoni (Author), José Aloísio Dias Massote Mourão Oliveira (Author), Tânia Couto Machado Chianca (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2011-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) may present risk for corneal injury due to sedation or coma. This study aimed to estimate the incidence of corneal injuries; to identify the risk factors and to propose a risk prediction model for the development of corneal injury, in adult pati...