Heel pressure ulcers on the increase? Epidemiological change or ineffective prevention strategies?

J Tissue Viability. 2008 Feb;17(1):30-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2007.09.010.
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MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Ankle / blood supply
  • Bias
  • Brachial Artery / diagnostic imaging
  • Case-Control Studies
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Female
  • Heel* / blood supply
  • Heel* / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Inpatients / statistics & numerical data
  • Laser-Doppler Flowmetry
  • Male
  • Paris / epidemiology
  • Population Surveillance
  • Pressure Ulcer / diagnosis
  • Pressure Ulcer / epidemiology*
  • Pressure Ulcer / prevention & control*
  • Prevalence
  • Primary Prevention / methods
  • Primary Prevention / trends
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Skin Care / methods
  • Skin Care / trends
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Ultrasonography