title: Pressure sore prevention in hospital patients: a clinical audit.
abstract: Pressure sores cause significant mortality and morbidity as well as being a financial burden on health-care services. Reduction of pressure sore incidence is a Department of Health priority. Pressure sores are accepted as largely preventable complications of illness and disability and the means to achieve prevention are available. The aim of this clinical audit was to identify potential contributing factors to pressure sore acquisition in an acute hospital setting. The results suggest that substantial changes in the approach to clinical management may be needed.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College School of Medicine, London, UK.
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Grewal
authors.forename: N H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Sawant
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Deaney
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Haverty
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Panditaratne
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Samarasinghe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Glickman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000592:standards*; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors