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A multidisciplinary approach to wound care in the hospitalized patient
1Division of Plastic Surgery, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Clinics in Plastic Surgery
|August 11, 1998
Abstract:
Wound care services at a tertiary level teaching hospital were reorganized to improve patient care and control costs. A multidisciplinary wound care team was implemented to develop an aggressive, proactive approach to prevent and minimize pressure ulceration. Outcome data demonstrate the efficacy of the wound care team.