Pressure ulcer dressings in critical patients: a cost analysis
Abstract OBJECTIVE To assess the direct cost of dressings in pressure ulcer treatment. METHOD This was a descriptive observational study conducted at an intensive care unit in the Northeast region of Brazil, between November and December 2015. Data were gathered using the Pressure Ulcer Scale for...
Main Authors: | Dinara Raquel Araújo Silva, Sandra Marina Gonçalves Bezerra, Jéssica Pereira Costa, Maria Helena Barros Araújo Luz, Vanessa Caminha Aguiar Lopes, Lidya Tolstenko Nogueira |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
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Series: | Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP |
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Online Access: | http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342017000100428&lng=en&tlng=en |
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