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Taking the pressure off in the Emergency Department: evaluation of the prophylactic application of a low shear, soft silicon sacral dressing on high risk medical patients

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dc.contributor.authorCubit, Katrina
dc.contributor.authorMcNally, Bernadette
dc.contributor.authorLopez, Violeta
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T22:13:42Z
dc.date.available2015-12-10T22:13:42Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T11:31:33Z
dc.description.abstractPressure injuries are key clinical indicators of care standard. In Australia, pressure injuries increase length of hospital stay by 4·31 and cost $285 million annually. This pilot study examined the effectiveness of sacral dressing in reducing the preval
dc.identifier.issn1742-4801
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/49869
dc.publisherWiley-Blackwell
dc.sourceInternational Wound Journal
dc.subjectKeywords: silicon; aged; article; emergency ward; female; high risk patient; human; injury; major clinical study; male; patient care; pelvis injury; pilot study; pressure dressing; priority journal; sacral pressure injury Older person; Pressure injury; Sacral
dc.titleTaking the pressure off in the Emergency Department: evaluation of the prophylactic application of a low shear, soft silicon sacral dressing on high risk medical patients
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage8
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage1
local.contributor.affiliationCubit, Katrina, Calvary Health Care ACT
local.contributor.affiliationMcNally, Bernadette, Calvary Health Care ACT
local.contributor.affiliationLopez, Violeta, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidLopez, Violeta, u4811129
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.absfor110300 - CLINICAL SCIENCES
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4971216xPUB193
local.identifier.citationvolumeEpub ahead of print
local.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1742-481X.2012.01025.x
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84884715748
local.type.statusPublished Version

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