Medical device-related pressure ulcers
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Pressure ulcers--prevention of pressure related damage.
Pressure ulcers (or pressure sores, bedsores, decubiti or decubitis ulcers) are areas of localised damage or trauma to the skin and underlying tissue, caused by pressure, friction or shear. They generally occur over bony prominences such as the base of the spine, heels and hips and are most common in people with impaired mobility, spinal cord injuries, severe acute illness (patients in ICU) and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chronic Wound Care Management and Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2324-481X
DOI: 10.2147/cwcmr.s82370