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40 Evaluation of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Pressure Injury Prevention Among Patients in a Burn Center

INTRODUCTION: Compromised skin integrity in tandem with the prolonged length of stay necessitated by patients in a burn center has the capacity to result in an increased incidence of hospital acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs). A HAPU increases the cost of a hospital stay by approximately $43,000. Man...

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Autores principales: Richerbach, Stacey, Hockenberry, Tiffany, Richey, Karen, Foster, Kevin N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8946199/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/irac012.043