Will all pressure ulcers heal?
Salcido, R.
Advances in Wound Care the Journal for Prevention and Healing 10(5): 28-30
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 1076-2191 PMID: 9362574 Document Number: 473084
Clinicians today are faced with the need to justify their care through outcomes data. However, this is difficult with chronic, nonhealing wounds or pressure ulcers, which do not follow the expected trajectory of wound healing. Therefore, outcomes are unpredictable. This paper discusses the phases of wound healing and progress toward identifying outcomes for chronic wounds, as well as future directions in research.