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Exploring variation in pressure ulcer prevalence in Sweden and the USA: benchmarking in action.

Lena L Gunningberg, Nancy N Donaldson, Carolyn C Aydin, and Ewa E Idvall

J Eval Clin Pract 18(4):904-10 (2012) PMID 21696519

To compare overall unit-level pressure ulcer (PU) prevalence, hospital-acquired pressure ulcer (HAPU) prevalence and prevention strategies, as well as nurse staffing and workload in two hospitals in Sweden with data from the USA.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2011.01702.x
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