Application of protocol to prevention ulcer pressure in Intensive Care Unit <br> Aplicação de protocolo para prevenção de úlcera de pressão em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

This study reports the outcomes of a protocol for the prevention of pressure ulcer at an intensive care unit. The protocol was elaborated by nurses that working together in a teaching hospital. The nurses followed the recommendations proposed by AHCPR for the prevention of pressure ulcer. During one...

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Main Authors: Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad, Paulo de Oliveira Dorta, Meiry Sayuri Tsuda, Maria Lúcia Yukiko Hashimoto, Adriana Cristina Galbiatti Parminondi Elias, Elza Hiromi Tokushima Anami, Silvana Kelie Souza A. Barros, Maria Helena Dantas de Menezes Guariente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2002-11-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/3691