{"title":"[THE ROLE OF PRESSURE ULCER SURROUNDING SKIN PREPARATION PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION OF WOUND DRESSING].","authors":"S Marinović Kulišić","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pressure ulcer develops as a result of many factors, primarily pressure, tensile forces and ischemia with immobility and\nincontinence. Targeted and properly designed preventive measures reduce the incidence and complications of pressure\nulcers, among which the most common are infections. An important preventive measure is protection of the surrounding\nskin before the application of wound dressings. Skin changes dictate the use of emollients and topical therapy according to\ndermatological status.</p>","PeriodicalId":35756,"journal":{"name":"Acta Medica Croatica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Acta Medica Croatica","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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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.
期刊介绍:
ACTA MEDICA CROATICA publishes original contributions to medical sciences, that have not been previously published. All manuscripts should be written in English.