Management of pressure ulcers - What is new?

Pressure ulcers (PUs) are an important aspect of geriatrics and palliative care that amplifies morbidity of the chronically bed-ridden patients posing a threat to health-care economy and resources. PUs can interfere with functional recovery, may be complicated by pain and infection and can prolong h...

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Autor principal: Gude, Dilip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011
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Brief Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296394/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22408340
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-7800.92533
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spelling pubmed-32963942012-03-09 Management of pressure ulcers - What is new? Gude, Dilip J Midlife Health Brief Communication Pressure ulcers (PUs) are an important aspect of geriatrics and palliative care that amplifies morbidity of the chronically bed-ridden patients posing a threat to health-care economy and resources. PUs can interfere with functional recovery, may be complicated by pain and infection and can prolong hospital length of stay. Their presence may be a marker of poor overall prognosis and premature mortality. The pathogenesis and progress in the management of PUs is discussed. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2011 /pmc/articles/PMC3296394/ /pubmed/22408340 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0976-7800.92533 Text en Copyright: © Journal of Mid-life Health http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296394/
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