title: Equipment and products used in management and treatment of pressure ulcers.
abstract: The new generation of products to put on pressure sores and equipment to put beneath the patient have caused health care professionals to reevaluate how they manage the high-risk patient with pressure sores. Those who use the new products and equipment must appreciate the principles on which they are based. These supportive interventions complement and augment, but do not replace, competent nursing care. Nurses must continue to assess the patient, products and equipment used; monitor the effectiveness of the management protocol; and evaluate the patient's progress.
mesh_terms: D001458:Bandages; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D003902:Detergents; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D009779:Occlusive Dressings; D011312:Pressure; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing*
chemical_list: D003902:Detergents