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Pressure injury treatment
A holistic approach to treating pressure injuries
Pressure injuries require the highest standard of care. Use our cutting-edge products, tailored education and streamlined protocols to enhance daily practices and promote healing. By combining our comprehensive pressure injury approach with your expertise we’ll help you reduce patient suffering while saving valuable healthcare resources.
Wound stories: Pressure injury, the preventable wound
A wound surgeon discovers the patient side when he has an accident - and discovers firsthand what a pressure ulcer feels like.
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Aetiology of pressure ulcers
The development of a pressure ulcer is a complex interaction between extrinsic factors (environment) and intrinsic factors (patient related).
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Pressure ulcer wound assessment and staging
Pressure ulcer severity assessment is based on the International NPIAP/EPUAP pressure ulcer classification system.
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