Pressure ulcer treatment in the Pediatric Unit of a Rehabilitation Hospital

INTRODUCTION: Pressure ulcers (PUs), or pressure sores, are among the most common serious complications in patients with spinal cord injury. The incidence and evolution in children and adolescents have specific characteristics. Most prior reports evaluated adults who developed PUs in the hospital. T...

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Main Authors: Katia Torres Batista, Isabel Cristina Correia Pereira, Ana Caroline Leôncio Romano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica 2017-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica
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Online Access:http://www.rbcp.org.br/export-pdf/1897/en_v32n4a16.pdf