BEDSORE - A
chronic ulcer that appears in pressure areas in debilitated patients confined to bed or otherwise immobilized, due to a circulatory defect from the enhanced
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Full article >>>Bedsores, more accurately called
pressure sores or
pressure ulcers, are areas of damaged
skin and
tissue that develop when sustained pressure — usually from a bed or wheelchair — cuts off
circulation to vulnerable parts of your body, ...
Full article >>>Areas Where
Bedsores Occur
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Full article >>>Bedsores form where the weight of the person's body presses the
skin against the firm surface of the bed. In people confined to bed,
bedsores are most common over the
hip, spine, lower back,
shoulder blades, elbows and heels.
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Full article >>>Alternative Names:
Bedsore;
Decubitus ulcerCauses:
These factors increase the risk for
pressure ulcers: ...
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Full article >>>Pressure sores, often known as
bedsores or
pressure ulcers, are areas of damaged
skin and
tissue. They develop when pressure cuts off the
blood supply, dam
aging the
skin. Sores are usually caused when someone sits or lies in one position for too long.
Full article >>>Ulcers can have diverse causes.
Ulcers on the
skin are often due to irritation, as with
bedsores, and they may become infected and inflamed as they grow.
Full article >>>Passive movement of an affected
limb and frequent change of position in bed can keep the limbs strong and prevent
bedsores.
Full article >>>After
surgery, the patient will be confined to bed. A
catheter is inserted so that the patient can urinate without getting up.
Vital signs are monitored, and the patient's position is changed frequently so that
bedsores do not develop.
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