Preventing pressure sores. Good nursing care should prevent pressure sores

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Psychoactive drugs may have role in pressure sore origin.
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Epidural anaesthesia and analgesia: better outcome after major surgery?. Growing evidence suggests so.
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When are the seeds of postoperative pressure sores sown?. Often during surgery.
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