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Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Prevention

... of the contents, neither the authors nor the Wound Reference, Inc. give ... Reducing pressure ulcer prevalence rates in the long-term acute care setting.

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Guidelines and Quality Measures

... Setting, CMS Program ; Post-acute, Post-acute care Quality Reporting Programs (Home Health, Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility, Long-Term Care

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Introduction and Assessment

Overall prevalence decreased at each type of care setting as well, and is shown below [24]:. Acute care: from 13.3% (2006) to 8.8% (2015); Long-term acute care ...

Skin Tears - Introduction and Assessment

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Skin Failure - Introduction and Assessment

For management of PU/PI, see topic "Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Treatment". For a systematic approach to identifying patients at risk for developing pressure ...

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Treatment

1CFor healable, Stage 2 - 4 PUs/PIs, we recommend debridement of devitalized tissue to promote wound healing, when aligned with goals of therapy and not ...

Pressure Ulcers/Injuries - Classification/Staging

This topic provides details on two of the most used classification systems for pressure ulcer/injury (PU/PI): the classification created by the National ...

How to Screen, Assess and Manage Nutrition in Patients with Wounds

... In acute care facilities, the first nutritional screening is conducted within 24 hours of admission

Arterial Ulcer - Introduction and Assessment

... This topic provides an introduction and framework for assessment of arterial ulcers, including epidemiology, risk factors, etiology, pathophysiology, history,

Venous Ulcers - Treatment and Prevention

Venous Leg Ulcers (VLU) are relatively common, affecting 1% of the population in the U.S. This topic discusses treatment and prevention of VLU.

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