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Pressure ulcers are a significant health care problem in the United States. Cost-effective provision of health care requires that basic and applied research serve as the basis for clinical care. Only then can the benefits and risks of therapeutic interventions be documented, understood, and used to improve health care delivery. This document describes the research priorities regarding the etiology, assessment, and early prevention of pressure ulcers that the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel deems important.
在美国，压疮是一个重大的医疗保健问题。具有成本效益的医疗保健服务需要基础研究和应用研究作为临床护理的基础。只有这样，治疗干预措施的益处和风险才能被记录、理解，并用于改善医疗保健服务的提供。本文件描述了国家压疮咨询小组认为重要的关于压疮病因、评估和早期预防的研究重点。
