Topic: microclimate management
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The International Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Guidelines discuss how managing microclimate can provide an environment conducive to injury prevention and tissue repair. As such the guidelines recommend the need for additional features such as the ability to control moisture and temperature when selecting a support surface.1
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Although high or prolonged pressure is often viewed as the most significant extrinsic factor in pressure injury development, there is a growing appreciation of the effects of microclimate in pressure injury formation and healing.1 Controlling microclimate is a key factor for patients at risk of maceration and skin breakdown.2
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