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- Title
Skin tears: a case-based and practical overview of prevention, assessment and management.
- Authors
Idensohn, Patricia; Beeckman, Dimitri; Campbell, Karen E.; Gloeckner, Mary; LeBlanc, Kimberly; Langemo, Diane; Holloway, Samantha
- Abstract
Skin tears are a common type of tissue injury, which often go unrecognised and misdiagnosed. Furthermore, classification and documentation of skin is often poor, resulting in chronic wounds with associated adverse patient outcomes. The International Skin Tear Advisory Panel (ISTAP) recently updated the International Best Practice Guidelines and definition of a skin tear based on emerging evidence and expert discussion and consensus. This article presents a discussion of the epidemiology, risk factors and causes of skin tears. In addition, the most recent best practice recommendations for the prevention, assessment, and management of skin tears is summarised.
- Subjects
INFECTION prevention; DERMATOLOGIC agents; PREVENTION of injury; INFLAMMATION prevention; INJURY risk factors; DEBRIDEMENT; HOLISTIC medicine; MEDICAL protocols; HEALTH self-care; SKIN care; SURGICAL dressings; WOUNDS &; injuries; WOUND care; PAIN management; COMORBIDITY; COMPRESSION therapy; THERAPEUTICS
- Publication
Journal of Community Nursing, 2019, Vol 33, Issue 2, p32
- ISSN
2059-5417
- Publication type
Article