In people admitted at hospitals, the skin is exposed to different and potentially damaging agents and forces such as pressure, moisture, and friction. The skin lesions frequently develop in adults, neonates, and children. Currently, there …
Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a common adverse effect in neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), as well as in neonatal intermediate care units. These PUs may be associated with intrinsic risk factors of this population such …
Pressure ulcers are an adverse event recognised in paediatric units and specifically in neonatal units. Within the research line on Pressure ulcers and chronic wounds, Pablo García-Molina, during his PhD supervised by Dr. Francisco P. …
Recently, an article was published in Gerokomos. It analyze the evidence of the treatments used in first and second degree burns in primary care. 23 articles have been included in this review, and it makes …
Do you know that the first written record of pressure ulcers is dated in Hippocrates age? This fact, along with some key facts related with the history of pressure ulcers and their framework, is featured …
The latest issue of Gerokomos in 2017, published an interesting observational cross-sectional study. The study was aimed to identify the centres or clinics for specialized care of chronic wounds in Spain and to do the first …
