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Pressure Injuries and Management after Spinal Cord Injury
Nicole M Vecin1, David R Gater2,3,4
1University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA.
Abstract:
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in motor paralysis and sensory loss that places individuals at particularly high risk of pressure injuries. Multiple comorbidities associated with autonomic, cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, neurological, and musculoskeletal dysfunction makes it even more likely that pressure injuries will occur. This manuscript will review the structure and function of the integumentary system, and address the multidisciplinary approach required to prevent and manage pressure injuries in this vulnerable population.
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