TY  - SER
TI  - Úlceras de decúbito: fisiología y tratamiento 
SN  - 0210-5020
N1  - Este artículo se encuentra disponible en su edición impresa; Bibliografía: p. 28
N2  - The word decubitus, which comes from Latin, means to lie down, to be stretched out.
But being stretched is not the only way to get decubitus ulcers: they appear because of a continuous pressure, in some part of the body, that causes vascular occlusion and, consequently, ischemia. It doesn't matter if the individual is sitting, semi-stretched, stretched... These ulcers worry all health personnel and, especially, nursing, since they can be blamed for poor patient care. The damage is known from ancient times - ulcers have even been found on Egyptian mummies - and Florence Nithingale explains how to treat them and prevent their appearance. More modern, an American study-Shell and Wolcott-concluded that one of these ulcers increases the cost of care by five thousand dollars. In 1961, another study-this one by Husain-demonstrated that continuity was more decisive than the importance of pressure to cause an ulcer (gentle and continuous pressure would suffice for periods of a couple of hours). The epidermis -he assured- is capable of withstanding great pressures, if they occur during brief and sufficiently spaced periods.
This work tries to select the different references and offer useful information to the nursing staff
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