Vol 2, No 4 (2011)
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Published online: 2011-12-28

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Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers in patients with hematological malignancies

Barbara Włodarczyk
Hematologia 2011;2(4):349-362.

Abstract

Pressure ulcers may develop in patients hospitalized in several wards. They are age-independent, may cause additional symptoms and increased cost of treatment. The aim of this review was to present the prevention program of pressure ulcer development as an important issue in nursing care process as well as to identify risk factors for pressure ulcers development in patients with hematological malignancies. Although the risk for pressure ulcers development is high in hematological patients, the appropriate nursing care may prevent from their development.
Hematologia 2011; 2, 4: 349–362

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