[Managing perilesional pressure ulcers].

Soins Gerontol

Service de Dermatologie, CHU de Reims, France.

Published: July 2013

The skin of elderly patients is very fragile and dry which impairs its function as a barrier and renders it more exposed to external attacks, perilesional complications around pressure ulcers are often linked to several interrelated mechanisms. These complications require, from the teams, in-depth knowledge of the care protocols.

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