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
...e Patient Have Risk Factors for Pre...
...e 2. Surveyor Guidance: Risk Facto...
...2: Examine the Patient's Skin Thoroughly t...
Assessment
Assessmen...
...he Patient's Overall Physical and...
...able 3. Risk Factors to Consider in...
...Identify Factors That Can Affect Ulcer Treat...
.... Assessing Risk Factors for Pressure UlcersHav...
...5: Characterize the Pressure Ul...
...ssure Ulcer Staging — MDS and National...
...Identify Priorities in Managing The Ulce...
Management/Treatment
...ement/Treatment
...7: Establish a Realistic, Individual...
...sical Factors That May Influence Pressure Ul...
...8: Provide General Support for the Patient...
...able 8. Nutritional Supplementation to Promote S...
...TEP 9: Manage Pressure...
...teristics of Available Support Surfac...
STEP 10: Manage Colonized or Infected...
...Necrotic Tissue from the Ulcer...
...ethods of DebridementHaving trouble viewing t...
...P 12: Cover and Protect the Ulcer and Surrounding...
.... Options for Pressure Ulcer Dressings ...
...gnize and Manage Ulcer Complications...
...4: Consider Adjunctive Therapies when Standard Th...
...Manage, Venous, Arterial, Neuropathic, and...
...lcers Compression is the mainstay of trea...
...l Wounds For non-healing ulcers or in...
...Diabetic Wounds The most common cause of n...
...he most important issue with skin tears...
...2. Recommendations on the Use of Interventions t...
...r The Progress of Both Patient and Ulcer...
Table 13. Recommended Components of Press...
...cide Whether to Change Approaches...
...Monitor the Facility's Managemen...
...able 14. Sample Performance Measurem...
Glossary
...ofilm: Aggregate of microorganisms in which cel...