Malignant fungating wounds: epidemiology, aetiology, presentation and assessment.
These wounds can be devastating for patients and challenging for practitioners. This article, the first in a series, examines the research literature on their aetiology and presentation, and suggests how they might be most effectively assessed
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CQ University, Bundaberg, Australia. s.alexander@cqu.edu.au
D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D009812:Odorants; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods; D010166:Palliative Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D017592:Skin Care; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D015996:Survival Rate