<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><xml><records><record><source-app name="HighWire" version="7.x">Drupal-HighWire</source-app><ref-type name="Journal Article">17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Thomas, David R.</style></author></authors><secondary-authors></secondary-authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: What works? What doesn’t?</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine</style></secondary-title></titles><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2001</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2001-08-01 00:00:00</style></date></pub-dates></dates><pages><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">704-722</style></pages><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">68</style></volume><issue><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">8</style></issue><abstract><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Although no gold standard for preventing or treating pressure ulcers has been established, data from clinical trials indicate specific efforts are worthwhile. Preventive strategies include recognizing risk, decreasing the effects of pressure, assessing nutritional status, avoiding excessive bed rest, and preserving the integrity of the skin. Treatment principles include assessing the severity of the wound; reducing pressure, friction, and shear forces; optimizing wound care; removing necrotic debris; managing bacterial contamination; and correcting nutritional deficits.</style></abstract></record></records></xml>