Úlceras por presión en pacientes traumatológicos: prevención basada en la evidencia médica

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Úlceras por presión en pacientes traumatológicos: prevención basada en la evidencia médica

Pressure sores in traumatology patients: prevention in evidence based medicine

E. ELENA SORANDO, P. BENITO DUQUE, A. DE JUAN HUELVES, JL. ARRANZ LÓPEZ, ML. GARCÍA MARTÍNEZ SERVICIO DE CIRUGÍA PLÁSTICA. HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA.

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15/09/2008

Aceptación:

15/09/2008

Publicación:

15/09/2008

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Pressure sores are an important complication,
which can affects to patients with restricted motion. Surgical
treatment of elderly people with fractures in addition prolonged
time lying in same position are able to develop bedsores.
This review paper searches the prevention features of pressure
sores in evidence based medicine. Evidence Based
Medicine proposes the best clinical and scientifical evidence
available about to pressure sores, being prevention the main
goal in these patients. The results founded in the literature
relative to pressure sores affirms these are the facts in evidence
based medicine: the general approach of the patient,
recognising risk, staging pressure sores, reducing pressure
effect, assessing nutritional status, avoiding excess moisture
(incontinence) reducing bed rest and preserving the integrity
of the skin.

Palabras clave (ES):

Ulcera

Decúbito

Encajamiento

Escara

Presión

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