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A holistic approach to treating pressure injuries
Pressure injuries require the highest standard of care. Use our cutting-edge products, tailored education and streamlined protocols to enhance daily practices and promote healing. By combining our comprehensive pressure injury approach with your expertise we’ll help you reduce patient suffering while saving valuable healthcare resources.
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Etiology of pressure injuries
The development of a pressure injury is a complex interaction between extrinsic factors (environment) and intrinsic factors (patient related).
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Pressure injury wound assessment and staging
Pressure injury severity assessment is based on the International NPIAP/EPUAP pressure injury classification system.
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