Relieving The Pressure in Pressure Injury: Strategies for Pressure Injury Management

Relieving The Pressure in Pressure Injury: Strategies for Pressure Injury Management

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Pressure injuries cause significant morbidity and a lower quality of life, and they can even lead to death. Prevention is the goal in vulnerable patients, but when these injuries develop despite evidence-based risk assessment and preventive measures, wound care professionals must implement best practice treatment modalities as early as possible, to promote wound healing.

This white paper, sponsored by Quest Healthcare, A Division of Quest Products, LLC, maker of ALOCANE® Plus topical anesthetic and antimicrobial, is an in-depth overview of pressure injuries. This illustrated guide contains practical strategies for risk assessment and prevention of these injuries, as well as staging criteria and treatment protocols.

Wound care professionals will find this guide to be a valuable resource for pressure injury prevention and treatment in their patients.

This white paper discusses the following topics:

Definition and epidemiology of pressure injury

Etiology and pathogenesis of pressure injury

Risk factor evaluation using Braden and Norton scales

Clinical features and National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel staging

Prevention, treatment, and monitoring of pressure injuries

Composition and clinical benefits of ALOCANE® Plus

Sponsored by Quest Healthcare, A Division of Quest Products, LLC