Pressure sores in advanced disease: a flow diagram
- 1 October 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Palliative Medicine
- Vol. 3 (4) , 263-265
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026921638900300405
Abstract
The management of a patient with a pressure sore is a complex and difficult problem. Even with excellent nursing care, pressure sores can develop in the severely debilitated patient with malignancy. To reduce the likelihood of this happening three issues need to be considered: pressure relief, nutritional status and local management.Keywords
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