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Pressure Sores |
Bedsores; Bedsores (Pressure sores); Decubitus Ulcers |
Bedsores, more properly termed pressure ulcers, are ulcers (sores) caused by pressure, friction or shear on vulnerable areas of the body, such as bony or cartilaginous areas. Vulnerability to the effects of pressure, friction and shear are exaggerated by moisture, immobility and general debility. Decubitus ulcers are pressure ulcers that occur when the patient lies on his or her back for long periods (Wilhelmi and Neumeister, 2005). Examples of areas vulnerable to pressure ulcers include th ...
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Resources
- Bedsores (MayoClinic)
- Certified Wound Specialists (American Academy of Wound Management)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Decubitus Ulcer (National Institutes of Health)
- Find a Dermatologist (American Academy of Dermatology)
- Lurking Dangers of Pressure Sores (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel
- Nerve Growth Factor Improves Healing of Pressure Ulcers of the Foot (American College of Physicians)
- Pressure Sores (Medline Plus)
- Pressure Sores (American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Preventing Bedsores (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Prevention of Pressure Sores through Skin Care (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
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