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'''Pressure ulcers''' are "an ulceration caused by prolonged pressure on the skin and tissues when one stay in one position for a long period of time, such as lying in bed. the bony areas of the body are the most frequently affected sites which become ischemic ( ischemia) under sustained and constant pressure."<ref name="title">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?term=Pressure+Ulcer |title=Pressure Ulcer |accessdate=2008-01-03 |author=National Library of Medicine |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=}}</ref> | '''Pressure ulcers''' are "an ulceration caused by prolonged pressure on the skin and tissues when one stay in one position for a long period of time, such as lying in bed. the bony areas of the body are the most frequently affected sites which become ischemic ( ischemia) under sustained and constant pressure."<ref name="title">{{cite web |url=http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2008/MB_cgi?term=Pressure+Ulcer |title=Pressure Ulcer |accessdate=2008-01-03 |author=National Library of Medicine |authorlink= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |language= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |quote=}}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:48, 21 January 2008
Pressure ulcers are "an ulceration caused by prolonged pressure on the skin and tissues when one stay in one position for a long period of time, such as lying in bed. the bony areas of the body are the most frequently affected sites which become ischemic ( ischemia) under sustained and constant pressure."[1]
References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine. Pressure Ulcer. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.