Prevention of pressure sores
- 24 November 1994
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Mark Allen Group in British Journal of Nursing
- Vol. 3 (21) , 1099-1104
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.1994.3.21.1099
Abstract
Pressure sores are undesirable. They have physical implications for patients, psychological and social implications for health care staff, relatives and patients, and financial implications for health services. Prevention is relatively simple and totally effective, so why does the incidence of pressure sores remain unacceptably high?Keywords
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