Delays to the definitive surgical management of pretibial lacerations in the elderly
| Autor: | Davison Ja, Griffiths D, Lamyman Mj |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Waiting time
medicine.medical_specialty Nursing (miscellaneous) Time Factors Waiting Lists Frail Elderly Lacerations Vulnerable Populations Care pathway medicine Humans Prospective Studies Practice Patterns Physicians' Intensive care medicine Referral and Consultation Aged 80 and over Health Services Needs and Demand Medical Audit business.industry Emergency department Skin Transplantation Length of Stay Surgery Patient population Debridement England Critical Pathways Fundamentals and skills Female Health Services Research Morbidity business Leg Injuries Total Quality Management |
| Zdroj: | Journal of wound care. 15(9) |
| ISSN: | 0969-0700 |
| Popis: | Wounds to the pretibial region in the elderly are common and have been estimated to account for 5.2 per 1000 emergency department attendances.1 In this patient population, such an injury can precipitate a rapid decline in mobility and independence. Minimising the period of immobility associated with such an injury has been shown to reduce this effect.2 In many cases this is best achieved through early debridement and split skin-graft coverage. However, unacceptable delays often occur in the care pathway of these patients. This frequently leads to a considerably longer period of hospitalisation and immobility than is necessary. |
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