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Pressure Ulcers and other Wounds in the Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Setting
Key Points
Key Points
Table 1. Summary of Recommendations and Their Grading
Recognition
Assessment
Treatment/Prevention/Monitoring
PREVENTION
- Repositioning
- Support surfaces:
- Advanced static mattress
- Alternating air
- Sophisticated wheelchair cushion
- Support surfaces:
- Air-fluidized bed
- Alternating-pressure bed
- Low-air-loss mattress
Recognition
...ognition
...Patient Have Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcer...
...2. Surveyor Guidance: Risk Factors for De...
...Examine the Patient's Skin Thoro...
Assessment
...ssessme...
...TEP 3: Assess the Patient's Overal...
...Risk Factors to Consider in Ulcer Assessment/R...
...tify Factors That Can Affect Ulcer Tre...
...essing Risk Factors for Pressure UlcersHaving tr...
...haracterize the Pressure U...
...le 5. Pressure Ulcer Staging — MDS an...
...TEP 6: Identify Priorities in Managing The Ul...
Management/Treatment
...ment/Treatment...
...tablish a Realistic, Individualized Interp...
...7. Physical Factors That May Influence Pressur...
...ovide General Support for the Patient...
...tional Supplementation to Promote Skin Integrity...
...anage Pressure...
...e 9. Characteristics of Available Support Surf...
STEP 10: Manage Colonized or Infected U...
...ebride Necrotic Tissue from the Ulcer...
...e 10. Methods of DebridementHaving...
...: Cover and Protect the Ulcer and...
...Options for Pressure Ulcer Dressings Havi...
...P 13: Recognize and Manage Ulcer Complicat...
...der Adjunctive Therapies when Standard Therapies...
...age, Venous, Arterial, Neuropathic, and Other Ulce...
Venous Stasis Ulcers Compression is the ma...
... For non-healing ulcers or in pati...
...athic and Diabetic Wounds The most c...
...The most important issue with skin tears is t...
...le 12. Recommendations on the Use of...
...nitor The Progress of Both Patient and Ulcer...
...commended Components of Pressure Ulcer Doc...
...de Whether to Change Approaches to...
STEP 18: Monitor the Facility's...
...e 14. Sample Performance Measurement...
Glossary
...ssaryBiofilm: Aggregate of microorganisms i...