Can ultrasonographic evaluation of subcutaneous fat predict pressure ulceration?
作者信息
Yabunaka K, Iizaka S, Nakagami G, Aoi N, Kadono T, Koyanagi H, Uno M, Ohue M, Sanada S, Sanada H
机构信息
Department of Radiology, Katsuraji, Hospital, Kishiwada City, Osaka, Japan.
出版信息
J Wound Care. 2009 May;18(5):192, 194, 196 passim. doi: 10.12968/jowc.2009.18.5.42173.
Abstract
High-resolution ultrasound may be able to detect pressure ulcers before clinical signs emerge. This retrospective study found that one such early indicator is inflammatory oedema in the subcutaneous fat, which resolves as healing occurs.
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