1. Pressure Ulcers - Preventing and Treatment
These results are important as a decrease in blood flow to an area has been linked with the development of pressure ulcers (Kallman et al., 2012). ... Additionally the Kallman et al. (2012) findings found that supine position resulted in an increase of blood flow in comparison to all other positions. ... In contrast to these previous findings, Still et al. (2013) results indicate that two hourly repositioning regimes decrease the prevalence of pressure ulcers. ... Before the repositioning team was implemented a total of forty two pressure ulcers were reported in 278 patients (Still et al., 201...
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