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A case of acute skin failure misdiagnosed as a pressure ulcer, leading to a legal dispute

It is difficult to differentiate acute skin failure (ASF) from pressure ulcer (PU). ASF is defined as unavoidable injury resulting from hypoperfusion caused by severe dysfunction of another organ system. We describe a case of ASF mistaken as PU that resulted in a legal dispute. A 74-year-old male pa...

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Autores principales: Kim, Jung Hwan, Shin, Hea Kyeong, Jung, Gyu Yong, Lee, Dong Lark
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6369049/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30685945
http://dx.doi.org/10.5999/aps.2018.00087

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