Pressure Ulcers

Letters and Corrections1 August 1981Pressure UlcersWILLIAM M. HENDRICKS, M.D.WILLIAM M. HENDRICKS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-95-2-239_2 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: In the article on management of pressure ulcers (1), elderly patients in nursing homes should be distinguished from younger, neurologically impaired patients who develop pressure ulcers. First, the distribution of pressure ulcers is different. Over half the patients that I have examined with pressure ulcers in our local 214-bed nursing home over the past 3 years had them on their heels, sides of the feet, and malleoli. Second, most of the ulcerations in nursing home patients are readily identified and may be treated in the nursing home by an interested physician. Local débridement of the ulceration including...Reference1. REULERCOONEY JT. The pressure sore: pathophysiology and principles of management. Ann Intern Med. 1981;94:661-6. LinkGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Asheboro Dermatology Clinic Asheboro, NC 27203 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byDecubitus Ulcers 1 August 1981Volume 95, Issue 2Page: 239-239KeywordsElderlyNursing homesPressure ulcersUlcers Issue Published: 1 August 1981 PDF downloadLoading ...