College of  LONG TERM CARE

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The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP) held a consensus conference April 8–9, 2016 in Chicago, IL where numerous reforms to pressure ulcer-related terminology and definitions were decided. Most notably, it was decided the term pressure ulcer would now be known as pressure injury.

Chronic venous insufficiency is the cause of ulcerations in 60% to 80% of patients with chronic leg ulcers. The prevalence of venous leg ulcers in the population over age 65 in the United Kingdom has been estimated to be 1% to 2% (1, 2). Probably more than 500,000 people in the USA suffer from these painful and debilitating ulcerations.

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