Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers.

Abstract

Pressure ulcer prevention and treatment remains a challenge for interprofessional teams in all health care sectors. Evidencebased pressure ulcer guidelines can be simplified with a bedside enabler utilizing the wound bed preparation paradigm. Key steps involve treatment of the cause, addressing patient-centered concerns, and administering local wound care (debridement, infection/ inflammation control, and moisture balance before considering advanced therapies with the edge effect). Optimal outcomes are achievable with a multi-disciplinary approach that supports patients and their circle of care, which is central to every evaluation and course of treatment decisions.

• Authors: R G Sibbald, L Goodman, L Norton, D L Krasner, E A Ayello
• Journal: Skin therapy letter (Skin Therapy Lett) Vol. 17 Issue 8 Pg. 4-7 (Sep 2012) ISSN: 1201-5989 [Print] Canada
• PMID: 22949132 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Infective Agents

Topics

• Algorithms
• Anti-Infective Agents (therapeutic use)
• Beds (adverse effects)
• Debridement (education, methods)
• Humans
• Pain (prevention & control)
• Patient Care Planning
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Pressure Ulcer (etiology, prevention & control, therapy)
• Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
• Severity of Illness Index
• Skin Care (methods)
• Time Factors
• Wound Healing (drug effects, physiology)
• Wound Infection (prevention & control)