Compromised wounds in Canada.

Canadian Institute for Health Information, (issuing body.). Canadian Electronic Library (Firm), (distributor.).

Summary: Wounds are common across the health care system. "Wound" is a broad category that includes minor cuts and scrapes, serious trauma, as well as wounds that are part of a patient's treatment, such as a needle puncture for a blood test or a surgical incision. This study focuses on potentially preventable compromised wounds that are either acquired in health care settings (such as surgical site infections and pressure ulcers) or that could be avoided with proper care and management of a patient's underlying chronic conditions (such as diabetic foot). It provides an overall evaluation of the prevalence of these wounds and presents details on wounds where little comprehensive and comparable information currently exists.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
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1 electronic text (23 pages) : illustrations.
Publisher: [Ottawa, Ontario] : Canadian Institute for Health Information = Institut canadien d'information sur la santé, 2013.
Distributor: Ottawa, Ontario : Canadian Electronic Library, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"August 2013." Issued as part of the desLibris documents collection.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-23).
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.