Pressure injuries: causes and prevention
Bliss, M.R.
Hospital Medicine 59(11): 841-844
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 1462-3935 PMID: 10197114 Document Number: 488002
Pressure injuries are caused by peripheral circulatory failure in acutely ill or traumatized patients, which is exacerbated by increased tissue deformability over bony prominences as a result of hypotension, dehydration or poor muscle tone.
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