Rating Long-Term Care Facilities on Pressure Ulcers

Letters15 September 1996Rating Long-Term Care Facilities on Pressure UlcersThomas E. Finucane, MDThomas E. Finucane, MDJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-125-6-199609150-00032 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:Berlowitz and colleagues [1] used a large Veterans Administration database to identify clinical and functional status variables that predict pressure ulcer development. Although they refer to poor nutrition as a known risk factor, their multivariable analysis identifies no variable that is closely related to nutritional status. At least three possible explanations exist.One explanation is simply that the database did not contain information on nutrient intake or “nutritional status.” The second is that some nutritional variables were included, but no association was found. The associations among nutrient intake, nutritional status, and the presence or development of pressure ...References1. Berlowitz DR, Ash AS, Brandeis GH, Brand HK, Halpern JL, Moskowitz MA. Rating long-term care facilities on pressure ulcer development: importance of case-mix adjustment. Ann Intern Med. 1996; 124:557-63. Google Scholar2. Finucane TE. Malnutrition, tube feeding and pressure sores: data are incomplete. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1995; 43:447-51. Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited ByCytokines in Sepsis: Potent Immunoregulators and Potential Therapeutic Targets—An Updated View 15 September 1996Volume 125, Issue 6Page: 520KeywordsDatabasesFoodLong-term careLung and intrathoracic tumorsMalnutritionMedical risk factorsNursing homesNutrientsNutritionPressure ulcers Issue Published: 15 September 1996 CopyrightCopyright © 1996 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...