title: US Medicare data show incidence of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers is 4.5%, and they are associated with longer hospital stay and higher risk of death.
authors: Faculty of Nursing & Midwifery, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, , Dublin, Ireland 
authors: Zena
authors: Z
authors: Moore
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D006278:Medicare; D061214:Patient Safety; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology*
keywords: Epidemiology; Wound Management