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ABPS review outlines evidence-based standards for assessing and treating pressure sores.
This article provides an evidence-based reference for clinicians undergoing the Maintenance of Certification process of the American Board of Plastic Surgery for the management of pressure sores.
Guides MOC assessment of pressure sores with synthesized evidence; leaves open the need for prospective trials to strengthen recommendations.
The Maintenance of Certification module series is designed to help the clinician structure his or her study in specific areas appropriate to his or her clinical practice. This article is prepared to accompany practice-based assessment of preoperative assessment, anesthesia, surgical treatment plan, perioperative management, and outcomes. In this format, the clinician is invited to compare his or her methods of patient assessment and treatment, outcomes, and complications, with authoritative, information-based references. This information base is then used for self-assessment and benchmarking in parts II and IV of the Maintenance of Certification process of the American Board of Plastic Surgery. This article is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise on the subject. Rather, it is designed to serve as a reference point for further in-depth study by review of the reference articles presented.
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Tchanque‐Fossuo et al. (2011) conducted a review in Pressure Sores. This article provides an evidence-based reference for the assessment and treatment of pressure sores as part of the Maintenance of Certification process of the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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