rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
2
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2002-4-4
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pubmed:abstractText |
The purpose of the present study was to assess the prevalence of pressure ulcers and the use of Dutch guidelines for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers. A survey of 16,344 patients in 89 health care institutions on 1 day showed a mean prevalence of pressure ulcers of 23.1%. It was found that Dutch guidelines on some aspects of prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers were not being followed. Only 53% of the patients who should have been positioned on a support surface were positioned on such a device. Fewer than one-third of the patients who should have been repositioned, should have received nutritional support, or should have been educated received these interventions, and only 33.6% of all pressure ulcers were dressed as recommended. More attention to the dissemination and implementation of the guidelines is needed to reduce this high prevalence of pressure ulcers.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Apr
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pubmed:issn |
0160-6891
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:copyrightInfo |
Copyright 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
25
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
99-110
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-11-15
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Aged, 80 and over,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Bandages,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Beds,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Guideline Adherence,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Home Care Services,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Hospitals, General,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Hospitals, University,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Needs Assessment,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Netherlands,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Nursing Assessment,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Nursing Care,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Nursing Evaluation Research,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Nursing Homes,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Patient Education as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Population Surveillance,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Practice Guidelines as Topic,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Pressure Ulcer,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Prevalence,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Questionnaires,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Residential Treatment,
pubmed-meshheading:11933004-Severity of Illness Index
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pubmed:year |
2002
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Prevalence, prevention, and treatment of pressure ulcers: descriptive study in 89 institutions in the Netherlands.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Nursing Science, Maastricht University, The Netherlands.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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