Publication details
Dekubitus-komplexní pohled geriatra
| Title in English | Decubital ulcer-from a geriatrician perspective |
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| Authors | |
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Interní medicína pro praxi |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Other specializations of internal medicine |
| Keywords | decubital ulcers;malnutrition;ethiopathogenesis;complications;clinical pictures;prevention;treatment |
| Description | Decubital ulcer belongs to important problems of geriatric medicine because 70% of all decubital ulcers manifests in patients older than 70 years. It has a tight relation to immobilization syndrome that together with instability, incontinence and intelectual disorders belong to "great geriatric syndromes". |