Review article
THE ROLE OF PRESSURE ULCER SURROUNDING SKIN PREPARATION PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION OF WOUND DRESSING
SANDRA MARINOVIĆ KULIŠIĆ
; Zagreb University Hospital Center, Clinical Department of Dermatology and Venereology, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Pressure ulcer develops as a result of many factors, primarily pressure, tensile forces and ischemia with immobility and incontinence. Targeted and properly designed preventive measures reduce the incidence and complications of pressure ulcers, among which the most common are infections. An important preventive measure is protection of the surrounding skin before the application of wound dressings. Skin changes dictate the use of emollients and topical therapy according to dermatological status.
Keywords
skin; pressure ulcer; neutral mixture
Hrčak ID:
167871
URI
Publication date:
23.10.2016.
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