title: Pressure sores.
abstract: A rational approach to prevention and management of pressure sores comes from an understanding of the stages in their development and an awareness of the intrinsic and extrinsic factors influencing risk of their occurrence.
authors.affiliation: a Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto.
authors.forename: Perry S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Tepperman
authors.affiliation: a Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto.
authors.forename: C Seema De
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Zwirek
authors.affiliation: a Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto.
authors.forename: Alberta L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Chiarcossi
authors.affiliation: a Mount Sinai Hospital Toronto.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jimenez