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Medical Aspects of the Decubitus Ulcer
Author(s) -
Andersen Klaus E.,
Kvorning Sven Ancher
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
international journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.677
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1365-4632
pISSN - 0011-9059
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-4362.1982.tb02095.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , intensive care medicine
One hundred forty‐seven patients with 198 decubitus ulcers were studied. Decubitus ulcers are invariably secondary to an underlying medical condition. They cause patient suffering and overtax nursing time. A simple scoring system is essential to the evaluation of risk and non‐risk patients.