Infected pressure ulcers in the long-term-care facility.
Pressure ulcers occur with some frequency in the elderly, debilitated population in long-term-care facilities. Pressure ulcers cause morbidity and mortality and, by virtue of breaking the integumentary barrier, predispose to skin and soft-tissue infections. The latter often are deep and require lengthy medical and surgical therapy. Prevention depends on avoidance of pressure, as well as providing adequate nutrition and meticulous skin care.
Smith
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-5400, USA.
Black
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Black
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D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D015995:Prevalence