title: Guidance on pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention.
abstract: Pressure ulcers remain a problem throughout Europe, with prevalence figures ranging from 8.3 per cent to 22.9 per cent (Clark and deFlour, 2002). In 2001 the National Institute for Clinical Excellence issued a clinical guideline on pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention (NICE, 2001). However, this guidelines has recently been reissued with additional information on pressure-relieving devices (NICE, 2003a; NICE, 2003b).
authors.affiliation: University of Wales, Bangor.
authors.forename: Trudie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Young
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D006113:United Kingdom