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DermatologicalModerate
Pressure Ulcer
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · Dermatological
Moderate
Severity
Common in hospitalized and long-term care patients, particularly those who are immobile or critically ill
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Results from prolonged
- 2unrelieved pressure on the skin that compresses blood vessels and deprives the tissue of oxygen and nutrients
- 3often combined with friction or shearing forces from sliding against bedding or surfaces. Risk factors include immobility
- 4malnutrition
- 5incontinence causing prolonged skin moisture
- 6reduced sensation from conditions like spinal cord injury or diabetes
- 7and poor overall circulation
- 8particularly in critically ill or elderly
- 9bedridden patients.
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