Question 1

what are the roles of various risk factors in the development of pressure ulcer?|

Accepted Answer

Many Risk Factors: Many risk factors can augment the effects of pressure on the skin. Any factor that lowers the perfusion of blood to an affected area, for example, will augment the chances of injury; some examples in this category include peripheral artery disease and low blood pressure, which is common during septic events.

Question 2

how long will it take pressure ulcer to heal?

Accepted Answer

Size important: Pressure sores usually occur in debilitated patients. To get them to heal one needs to keep them clean with frequent dressing changes, improve nutrition, and keep the pressure that caused them off the area.

They usually take a long time to heal, and often require surgery.

Question 3

how long does it take for a pressure ulcer to develop?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Formation of a pressure ulcer can occur in as little as two hours. There are multiple other factors which can contribute to their development, such as moisture, shear, heating pads, infection, and nutritional debilitation. A wound specialist can examine the wound and give you more answers.

Question 4

how long it would take for a pressure ulcer to form. do they appear rather quickly?

Accepted Answer

Duration for PUs: Pressure ulcers are due to 'enough' pressure to occlude the blood pressure of the microscopic capillaries. No one is sure how long it you must occlude these capillaries so that a pressure injury results in changes in the skin. It will vary from person to person because of multiple factors in addition to time: repeated episodes, moisture, nutrition, protein stores, ability to heal, diabetes mellitu.

Question 5

can you tell me how get rid of a pressure ulcer on a heel?

Accepted Answer

Eliminate pressure: on area is first thing. See Podiatrist or Wound Care Specialist: these are often very slow healing and need intensive treatment.

Question 6

how long will the vac therapy take to improve the pressure ulcer of an elderly patient?

Accepted Answer

Vacuum Devices: There is too much variability to answer your question. So many factors are involved with wound healing, and especially so with pressure ulcers, that giving a time frame is difficult without seeing the wound and  knowing other information (how large, how deep, other medical conditions, location, underlying bone infections, etc.).

Question 7

i have a pressure ulcer on small toe. what kind of shoes besides sandals can i wear?

Accepted Answer

Let me explain: To treat pressure ulcer, you have to know what cause it.
1- underlining  bone problem in the small toe should be look at and treated.
2-shoe problem, i would wear  any shoe feel comfortable.

Question 8

i have a pressure ulcer on my foot, and its been infected for a week, my dr put me on bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) when it started. what are the side effects?

Accepted Answer

Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) not helpful: I doubt that Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) will help a pressure ulcer. Are you diabetic? In any event, have your doctor refer you to a wound clinic.

Question 9

how do pressure ulcers form?

Accepted Answer

Multifactorial: Pressure ulcers are rare, though possible in the young - as in a 10 hour back surgery.  It is more common in the elderly / infirmed with issues like stroke related paralysis/paresis, cachexia, metabolic problems like diabetes  and chronic illness like kidney disease.  Add prolonged pressure to the above, even healthy looking tissue will breakdown and not heal properly.

Question 10

why do pressure ulcers have to be elevated?

Accepted Answer

Pressure relief: Pressure ulcers need relief of the pressure as the primary treatment. A moist wound environment, treatment of infection, removal of dead tissue and treatment of poor nutrition/ diabetes/ poor circulation (pad) are also very important. Elevation of a leg pressure ulcer would be to relieve pressure or if there is swelling. It depends on the location of the wound.

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