title: Preserving skin integrity. Pressure ulcer guidelines stress an ounce of prevention.
abstract: Clinical guidelines aimed at anticipating, preventing and treating pressure ulcers are due to be released soon. These guidelines are expected to offer practical advice on solving a pervasive problem.
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authors: Hegland
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000592:standards; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000592:standards*; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality