title: [Pressure ulcers and pain assessment].
abstract: The assessment and treatment of pain are an integral part of the management of pressure ulcers in elderly people. It must be assessed by the nurse and doctor from the beginning of the care then regularly throughout the treatment. Several criteria are studied in order to determine the level of pain and to establish the best way to treat it.
authors.affiliation: Service de Gériatrie du Pr Raynaud-Simon, Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP, Paris, France. camille.loiseau-breton@bch.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Camille
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loiseau-Breton
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*