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How long does a bed sore on the hip take to heal?

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Depends: It can take weeks for a bed sore to heal especially if the patient is elderly, immunocompromised or confined to the bed. It depends on how often the patient is turned and how well the pressure area is taken care of. If it gets infected it needs antibiotics.

Answered 6/28/2017

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Dr. answered

Bed sore : Bed sore healing time depends on age of patient. any other medical problems like diabetes , how frequently patient is turned in bed , whether they are immune compromised or not .

Answered 6/29/2017

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Dr. answered

Depends: IT may take a long time depending on the depth, severity, infection, an patients other medical problems and of course why they have the bed sore.

Answered 6/29/2017

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