Publication details
Léčba nehojících se ran u geriatrických pacientů
Title in English | Treatment of non-healing wounds of geriatric patients |
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Authors | |
Year of publication | 2015 |
Type | Article in Periodical |
Magazine / Source | Zdravotnictví a medicína |
MU Faculty or unit | |
Citation | |
Field | Dermatovenerology |
Keywords | edge of wound; moisture imbalance; inflammation; infection; tissue |
Description | Numbers of chronically ill and frequency of chronic ulcers associated with diabetes, peripheral vascular disease and impaired mobility increases with age. The most common type of non-healing wounds of geriatric patients is venous, arterial, diabetic (neuropathic) ulcers and pressure ulcers. |