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Pressure Sores

Pressure sores are areas of damaged skin caused by staying in one position for too long. They commonly form where your bones are close to your skin, such as your ankles, back, elbows, heels and hips. You are at risk if you are bedridden, use a wheelchair, or are unable to change your position. Pressure sores can cause serious infections, some of which are life-threatening. They can be a problem for people in nursing homes.

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  1. Pressure Sores (National Library of Medicine)  
    Pressure sores are areas of damaged skin caused by staying in one position for too long. They commonly form where your bones are close to your skin, such as your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/pressuresores.html - Health Topics
  2. Preventing Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) Video (Hill Foundation for Families Living with Disabilities)  
    ... Medical Expert Interviews Topics menu Topics Preventing Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) Adult Injuries Spinal Cord Injury Basics David Chen, MD Preventing Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) Mary Zeigler, MS Transition from Hospital to Home ...
    https://facingdisability.com/expert-topics/preventing-pressure-sores - Videos
  3. How to care for pressure sores 
    ... when pressed. This is a sign that a pressure ulcer may be forming. The skin may be warm ... body fat in the ulcer. Stage IV: The pressure ulcer has become so deep that there is damage ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000740.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Bedsores (Pressure Ulcers) (VisualDX)  
    Bedsores, also known as pressure ulcers, pressure injuries, pressure sores, and decubitus ulcers, result from prolonged pressure that cuts off the blood supply to the skin, ...
    https://skinsight.com/.../?Imiw9cApl=1 - External Health Links
  5. Preventing pressure injuries 
    ... of the American College of Physicians. Treatment of pressure ulcers: a clinical practice guideline from the American College ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000147.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Skin care and incontinence 
    ... Yang GP. Review of the current management of pressure ulcers. Advances in Wound Care (New Rochelle) . 2018;7(2):57-67. PMID: 29392094 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29392094/ . James ... I, Janis JE. Pressure sores. In: Song DH, Hong JP, eds. Plastic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/003976.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Pressure injuries - what to ask your doctor 
    ... of the American College of Physicians. Treatment of pressure ulcers: a clinical practice guideline from the American College ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000228.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Skin flaps and grafts - self-care 
    ... serious skin infection Surgery for skin cancer Venous ulcers , pressure injuries , or diabetic ulcers that do not heal After mastectomy or amputation ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000743.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Wound care centers 
    Common types of non-healing wounds include: Pressure sores Surgical wounds Radiation sores Foot ulcers due to diabetes , poor blood flow, chronic bone infection ( osteomyelitis ), or swollen legs Certain wounds may not heal well due to: Diabetes Poor ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000739.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. ClinicalTrials.gov: Pressure Ulcer From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Pressure Sores/Clinical Trials ... Pressure Sores ... National Institutes of Health ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...ssure+Ulcer"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
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