Pressure ulcers and spinal-cord injury: incidence among admissions to the Irish national specialist unit.
Unlike many other countries, Ireland does not have a pathway to facilitate rapid transfer to its national spinal injuries unit. This retrospective study investigated the effect of this on the incidence of pressure ulceration in new admissions to the unit.
Sheerin
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School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Dublin, Ireland. Fintan.Sheerin@ucd.ie
Gillick
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Doyle
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015897:Comorbidity; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010343:Patient Admission / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D014187:Transportation of Patients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data