US Medicare data show incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers is 4.5%, and they are associated with longer hospital stay and higher risk of death
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- DOI: 10.1136/eb-2012-101112
US Medicare data show incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers is 4.5%, and they are associated with longer hospital stay and higher risk of death
Keywords: Epidemiology; Wound Management.
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Hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: results from the national Medicare Patient Safety Monitoring System study.J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Sep;60(9):1603-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.04106.x. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012. PMID: 22985136
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