Bedsores, more accurately called pressure sores or pressure ulcers, are areas of damaged skin and tissue that develop when sustained pressure cuts off circulation to vulnerable parts of your body, esp

Problem: The phenomenon of Kennedy Terminal Ulcers is not well understood. The term describes skin changes occurring in patients just prior to the end of life. Staff observing skin changes on our Pa

The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel's recent consensus conference panelists agreed that patients who choose not to participate in their own pressure ulcer prevention could develop unavoidab

The majority of people die from chronic degenerative diseases (Lynn, 1996). As the population ages and the incidence and prevalence of chronic conditions are widespread, patients' needs are increasing

Pressure sores (bedsores, decubitus ulcers, pressure ulcers) are areas of skin damage resulting from a lack of blood flow due to pressure. * Sores often result from pressure but may also result fro

The occurrence of pressure damage in the dying patient has been realised for many years. Charcot (1877) described a specific butterfly- shaped ulcer over the buttocks in patients who died soon af