Bedsores

Introduction: Bedsores

Bed sores result from pressure on the skin, typically in patients during hospital recovery or whose mobility is limited in bed (e.g. paraplegics or quadraplegics). They are also called "pressure sores" or the medical term "decubitus ulcer".

Symptoms of Bedsores

• Skin redness
• Swollen skin areas
• Skin ulcers

Medical Textbooks Online about Bedsores

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Bedsores?

• Misdiagnosis of Bedsores
• Underlying causes of Bedsores (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Causes of Bedsores

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Prognosis for Bedsores

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Reseach about Bedsores

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Clinical Trials for Bedsores

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Bedsores include:

• Morphine Gel for Bedsores - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Pain relief for pressure ulcers
• Oxandrolone to Heal Pressure Ulcers - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Oxandrolone
• An RCT on Preventing Pressure Ulcers With Wheelchair Seat Cushions - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• BIONs, for Improved Tissue Health and Pressure Sore Prevention - This study is not yet open for patient recruitment (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Creation of a Pressure Reducing Areas in Socks - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)

See full list of 15 Clinical Trials for Bedsores

Prevention of Bedsores

Prevention information for Bedsores has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Bedsores.

• Waterbed
• Special mattresses
• Changing position regularly
• Padding

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Statistics for Bedsores

• Medical statistics for Bedsores
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Bedsores
• Death and Mortality statistics for Bedsores
• Society statistics for Bedsores

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Definitions of Bedsores:

Ulceration caused by prolonged pressure in patients permitted to lie too still for a long period of time; bony prominences of the body are the most frequently affected sites; ulcer is caused by ischemia of the underlying structures of the skin, fat, and muscles as a result of the sustained and constant pressure. - (Source - Diseases Database)

A chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients) - (Source - WordNet 2.1)