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Education of Patient and Carers

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Patients need to be re-assessed for risk of developing a PU when their risk factors may be affected by:

  • anticipated change (e.g. surgery or medication change)
  • un-anticipated change (e.g. delayed recovery from surgery, adverse medication reaction, febrile episode or a fall). 

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Last updated: 27 March, 2008
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