In this episode Dr. Chester Ho discusses pressure ulcers and their causes, costs, prevention and management.
After listening to this episode, listeners will be able to:
- Recognize that pressure ulcers are common and under-recognized as a patient safety issue.
- Pressure ulcers are largely preventable and are indicative of patient quality of care.
- Pressure ulcers are expensive to treat and cause great discomfort to patients, decreasing quality of life.
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