Contents

• Introduction
• Problems
• Strategies
• Critical Review, comparison and contrast of the strategies
• Potential barriers and facilitators
• Conclusion
• References

Description

Pressure ulcers is also known as the bedsores or decubitus ulcers which can affect various body parts specially the area with bones and cartilages like ankle, knees, elbows. There are various factors which contribute to pressure ulcers including environments humid and temperature conditions, unrelieved force, ischemia, friction, use of certain medicines etc. The three different tissue forces which are found responsible for pressure ulcer are pressure, shear force and friction. Though the prevalence is on global basis but the ICUs have the much higher rate of prevalence due to the immunocompromised patients. They have their worse nature in patients and old conditions as the bones become rigid and fragile, which can prove fatal if not treated early and this has ranked second after adverse drug reactions leading to death. Effective preventive care, removal of necrotic parts, infection control, proper nutrition, proper education of the nursing and clinical staffs and wound intervention are the main treatment regimen. The present article reveals the problems and critically reviews the strategies in more magnified way for proper management including hurdles and solutions in the country Australia.