The Relationship Among Pressure Ulcers, Oxygenation, and Perfusion in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in an Intensive Care Unit


Senturan L., Karabacak U., Ozdilek S., ALPAR Ş., Bayrak S., Yuceer S., ...More

JOURNAL OF WOUND OSTOMY AND CONTINENCE NURSING, vol.36, no.5, pp.503-508, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

PURPOSE: We examined the relationships among oxygenation, tissue perfusion, and other comorbid conditions not incorporated into the Norton Scale, and pressure ulcer (PU) development in subjects receiving mechanical ventilation.