Why: Pressure ulcers are serious problems that occur frequently in hospitalized, community-dwelling and nursing home older ... Demographic Characteristics, Diagnoses, and Prescription of ...

A pressure ulcer is localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear. There are many contributing or ...

Members of the teams have toured wards at Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital with a model of a bottom covered with fake pressure ulcers. Kirsty Stephenson, a nursing simulation fellow based ...

Objective: The purpose of the present study was to demonstrate clinical equivalence between the application of collagenase ointment at 24- and 48-hour intervals in the healing of pressure ulcers.