Successful Heel Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program in a Long-term Care Setting
Lyman, Vicky
Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing: November/December 2009 - Volume 36 - Issue 6 - p 616-621
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What the Experts Say: Preventing & Treating Heel Pressure Ulcers
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A comparison of two pressure-relieving devices on the prevention of heel pressure ulcers
Tymec AC, Pieper B, Vollman K.
Adv Wound Care. 1997 Mar-Apr;10(2):9.
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National prevalence and incidence study: 6-year sequential acute care data
Whittington KT, Briones R
Advances in Skin & Wound Care. Nov/Dec 2004;17(9):490-4.
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The 1999 national pressure ulcer prevalence survey: a benchmarking approach
Amlung SR, Miller WL, Bosley LM
Advances in Skin & Wound Care. Nov/Dec 2001;14(6):297-301.
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Physiology and prevention of heel ulcers: the state of science
Wong VK, Stotts, NA
Journal of Wound, Ostomy, & Continence Nursing. Jul 2003;30(4):191-8.
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Pressure-reducing effects of heel protectors
De Keyser G, Dejaeger E, De Meyst H, Eders GC
Advances in Wound Care. Jul 1994;7(4):30-2,34.
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New CMS Mandate Forces Hospitals to Institute Pressure Ulcer Prevention Measures
Sounart A
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Risk factors for pressure ulcers
Wounds1.com, WOUND NEWS: Wound Technology, Jan 22, 2002.
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What the experts say: clinical basis for using protective devices to relieve heel pressure
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Research comparing three heel ulcer-prevention devices
Gilcreast DM, Warren JB, Yoder LH, Clark JJ, Wilson JA, Mays MZ
Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing. Mar/Apr 2005;32(2):112-20.
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Preventing heel breakdown
Graff MK, Bryant J, Beinlich N
Orthopaedic Nursing. Sep/Oct 2000;19(5):63-9.
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Use of support surfaces in the ICU
Coats-Bennett U
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly. May 2002;25(1):22-32.
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What the experts say: risk factors, prevalence and financial impact of heel ulcers
Excerpts from various published studies and articles
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Diabetic foot wounds: pathogenesis and management
Levin M
Advances in Wound Care. Mar/Apr 1997;10(2):24-30.
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