JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 347-348 , July 2007

Managing Pressure Ulcers: Learning to Give Up Cherished Dogma

  • David R. Thomas, MD, FACP, AGSF, GSAF

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to David R. Thomas, MD, FACP, AGSF, GSAF, Associate Editor, JAMDA, Saint Louis Health Sciences Center, Saint Louis, MO 63104.

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  1. Jones KR, Fennie K. Factors influencing pressure ulcer healing in adults over 50: An exploratory study. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2007;8:378–387
  2. Thomas DR, Osterweil D. Is a pressure ulcer a marker for quality of care?. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005;6:228–229
  3. Abel RL, Warren K, Bean G, Gabbard B, Lyder CH, Bing M, et al. Quality Improvement in Nursing Homes in Texas: Results From a Pressure Ulcer Prevention Project. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005;6:181–188
  4. Hickey EC, Young GJ, Parker VA, Czarnowski EJ, Saliba D, Berlowitz DR. The effects of changes in nursing home staffing on pressure ulcer rates. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2005;6:50–53
  5. Thomas DR. Are All Pressure Ulcers Avoidable?. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2001;2:297–301
  6. Lyder CH, Preston J, Grady JN, Scinto J, Allman R, Bergstrom N, et al. Quality of Care for Hospitalized Medicare Patients at Risk for Pressure Ulcers. Archives of Internal Medicine. 2001;161(12):1549–1554
  7. Thomas DR. The new F-tag 314: prevention and management of pressure ulcers. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006;7(8):523–531
  8. Thomas DR. Management of pressure ulcers. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2006;7(1):46–59
  9. Reddy M, Gill SS, Bouchon PA. Preventing pressure ulcers: A systematic review. JAMA. 2006;296:974–984
  10. Bouza C, Saz Z, Munoz A, Amate J. Efficacy of advanced dressings in the treatment of pressure ulcers: A systematic review. J of Wound Care. 2005;14:193
  11. Thomas DR. Prevention & Treatment of Pressure ulcers: What works? What doesn’t?. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 2001;68:704–722

PII: S1525-8610(07)00304-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2007.06.006

JAMDA
Volume 8, Issue 6 , Pages 347-348 , July 2007

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