Pressure area risk assessment in a neurological setting.
Hospital-acquired pressure sores are a costly and often avoidable drain on both patient and hospital resources. This article describes the process and rationale behind a multidisciplinary attempt to develop an effective risk assessment tool for use in a specialist neurosciences setting.
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D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D009737:Nursing Records; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D012307:Risk Factors