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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> | ||
==Treatment== | |||
The treatment of pressure ulcers has been [[systematic review|systematically reviewed]].<ref name="pmid19066385">{{cite journal |author=Reddy M, Gill SS, Kalkar SR, Wu W, Anderson PJ, Rochon PA |title=Treatment of pressure ulcers: a systematic review |journal=JAMA |volume=300 |issue=22 |pages=2647–62 |year=2008 |month=December |pmid=19066385 |doi=10.1001/jama.2008.778 |url=http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=19066385 |issn=}}</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 15:39, 19 December 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]
Treatment
The treatment of pressure ulcers has been systematically reviewed.[2]
References
- ↑ National Library of Medicine. Pressure Ulcer. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ↑ Reddy M, Gill SS, Kalkar SR, Wu W, Anderson PJ, Rochon PA (December 2008). "Treatment of pressure ulcers: a systematic review". JAMA 300 (22): 2647–62. DOI:10.1001/jama.2008.778. PMID 19066385. Research Blogging.