Radiography of pressure ulcers

Pressure ulcers.

Pressure ulcers are localized areas of tissue necrosis that result from unrelieved pressure. They are graded or staged according to the degree of tissue damage observed. The main etiologic factors include pressure, shearing forces, friction, and moisture. The clinical course may be complicated by several conditions including infection, sepsis, osteomyelitis, fistulas, and carcinoma. Preventive ...

Management of pressure ulcers.

Pressure ulcers are a common problem, with about 1.5 to 3 million individuals in the United Stated affected. Treatment may be costly, requiring lengthy periods of hospitalization. Central to the development of pressure ulcers is the loss of the ability of bedridden patients to move spontaneously. When this ability is impaired by neurologic injury or debility, damage caused by unrelieved pressur...

Management of Pressure Ulcers

Cancer can be a devastating illness causing severe debilitation and prolonged confinement to bed. It is, therefore, not unexpected that oncologists would be required to manage pressure ulcers as part of the comprehensive care of their cancer patients. The consequences of these lesions can be devastating, even fatal. Thus, the common bedsore should not be overlooked as an important clinical prob...

Aetiology of pressure ulcers

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...