TY - JOUR
T1 - Pressure sores in a Christian Science Sanatorium
AU - Holmes, J. H.
AU - Guileyardo, J. M.
AU - Barnard, J. J.
AU - DiMaio, V. J M
PY - 1993/1/1
Y1 - 1993/1/1
N2 - We reviewed the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office records of all individuals who had died in a local Christian Science Sanatorium during a 5 1/2 -year period. Of 116 such patients, only 13 (11%) had pressure sores (decubitus ulcers). In 10 of these patients, the sores were described as small, superficial, and/or healing, while the other three patients had more serious ulcers. In contrast, for patients dying in nursing homes or hospitals, the incidence of pressure sores may be as high as 54-57%. It is our opinion that the difference in incidence is due to the personal and conscientious nursing care provided by Christian Science institutions.
AB - We reviewed the Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office records of all individuals who had died in a local Christian Science Sanatorium during a 5 1/2 -year period. Of 116 such patients, only 13 (11%) had pressure sores (decubitus ulcers). In 10 of these patients, the sores were described as small, superficial, and/or healing, while the other three patients had more serious ulcers. In contrast, for patients dying in nursing homes or hospitals, the incidence of pressure sores may be as high as 54-57%. It is our opinion that the difference in incidence is due to the personal and conscientious nursing care provided by Christian Science institutions.
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U2 - 10.1097/00000433-199303000-00002
DO - 10.1097/00000433-199303000-00002
M3 - Article
C2 - 8493960
AN - SCOPUS:0027460265
SN - 0195-7910
VL - 14
SP - 10
EP - 11
JO - American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
JF - American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology
IS - 1
ER -