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The last thing to consider in pressure sore management is the wound. Need to optimise all other factors first. Surgery rarely indicated. Recognition Consider pressure areas relative to the individual patient. Elderly bed-bound patient vs. young patient in a wheelchair. Approximately 3% of hospitalised patients have a pressure sore (Fig. 20.1).
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Simmons, J., Griffiths, M. (2012). Complex Wounds: Pressure Sore. In: P. Hettiaratchy, S., Griffiths, M., Ali, F., Simmons, J. (eds) Plastic Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-116-3_20
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