TY - JOUR
AU - RUSSELL, ANNA
AB -  To treat decubitus lesions as if they were a single entity with a single cause, and thus curable by a single therapy or regimen, is to add insult to injury. The literature is replete with reports of remedial measures for pressure sores, inflammation and decubitus ulcers—including some studies by our staff ( 1 ). Though many of these remedies work fairly well, the responses might have been better and more rapid if certain additions or alterations had been made in therapy. Eventually most of these remedies drop by the wayside. Satisfaction is far from complete when the results of these various therapeutic measures are studied. Nor can total satisfaction be expected, since the causes of decubitus lesions are multiple, tissue resistance varies, external circumstances vary, complications alter basic needs, and the recuperative abilities of patients vary, as do familial, environmental and social factors. In other words, circumstances alter cases. Many disciplines have been called into play by us in the care of pressure sores and decubitus and peripherovascular ulcers. Therapy varies with the cause and stage of the lesions and the degree of the patient's debility. It is essential to prevent over‐treatment. Certain prescribed methods even hinder healing. 
TI - THE DO'S AND DON'TS OF THERAPY FOR DECUBITUS LESIONS, WITH EMPHASIS ON USE OF THE ELECTRIC LAMP *
JO - Journal of American Geriatrics Society
DO - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1962.tb00505.x
DA - 1962-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/the-do-s-and-don-ts-of-therapy-for-decubitus-lesions-with-emphasis-on-tX0fC0cxDh
SP - 975
VL - 10
IS - 11
DP - DeepDyve
ER -