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| A full cycle audit of pressure sore prevention and management | | Author(s) | Christopher A E Dyer, Alan J Sinclair |
| Journal title | Ageing and Health: the Journal of the Institute of Ageing and Health (West Midlands), no 3, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 27-29 |
| Keywords | Wounds ; Chairbound ; Bedridden ; Preventative medicine ; In-patients ; Evaluation ; Birmingham. |
| Annotation | Pressure sores continue to present a serious threat to the health of many people admitted to hospital (including the risk of death), and have significant resource implications. The authors report on an audit carried out in acute general medical and geriatric wards at Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham, using risk assessment scales such as the Waterlow scale. Pressure sore management should be a multidisciplinary task, of concern to all medical staff, not just nurses. The audit was a useful mechanism for stimulating debate, and has a role as part of an overall strategy in improve risk assessment and management of pressure sores. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980311003 A |
| Classmark | CUC: C7: C8: LK2: LF7: 4C: 87E |
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