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Review
. 2006 Jun;15(6):269-75.
doi: 10.12968/jowc.2006.15.6.26920.

Epidemiology, risk and prevention of pressure ulcers in critically ill patients: a literature review

E H E W de Laat  1 , L Schoonhoven, P Pickkers, A L M Verbeek, T van Achterberg
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Review

Epidemiology, risk and prevention of pressure ulcers in critically ill patients: a literature review

E H E W de Laat et al. J Wound Care. 2006 Jun.

Abstract

New nursing interventions and pressure-redistributing devices in intensive care units, and specific risk factors affecting critically ill patients, mean that different factors must be taken into consideration in preventing pressure ulcers.

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