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Health<br />
the physicians carry out general<br />
assessments on regular basis and<br />
the risk factors in each patient<br />
are determined. Required measures<br />
are taken and applied by the<br />
physician who controls the treatment<br />
plan of the patient and by a<br />
nurse who is specialized in wound<br />
care. By means of that method, the<br />
development of bedsores can be<br />
avoided. Bedsores may be reduced<br />
minimum by 50% by means of the<br />
application of preventive measures<br />
on the patients under risk.”<br />
The problem has increased<br />
compared to previous years<br />
Medical Center’s Homecare Specialist<br />
Tayyar Vardar, noting that<br />
most of the bed confined patients<br />
carry a significant risk of developing<br />
bedsores, said that there are<br />
researches evidencing that the frequency<br />
of encountering the problem<br />
in our country has increased<br />
by 10% when compared to previous<br />
years. Dr. Tayyar Vardar said:<br />
“Bedsores are considered to be a<br />
serious health problem throughout<br />
the world. It is a health issue<br />
that is being encountered in bed<br />
confined patients over 65.When we<br />
take into account the fact that the<br />
senior population in our country is<br />
increasing, it is possible to suggest<br />
that bedsores may become<br />
a serious problem in the future<br />
and give rise to significant costs.<br />
The importance of the measures<br />
to be taken accordingly must be<br />
well-known.” Dr. Tayyar Vardar,<br />
told that the following measures<br />
must be taken at home against the<br />
problem that increases in these<br />
times of the years during which the<br />
weather starts to get hot:<br />
• Patient’s skin must be kept clean<br />
and it must not be dry or too moist.<br />
• The skin damage that may<br />
occur due to friction may be<br />
reduced by lifting the patient instead<br />
of dragging when changing<br />
the position in bed<br />
• Air mattresses must necessarily<br />
be used for bed confined<br />
patients, whereas opinion of specialists<br />
must be considered when<br />
choosing the air mattress.<br />
• Relieving the site under pressure<br />
is the most important of the<br />
preventive measures and the position<br />
must be changed frequently.<br />
The patient must be turned at<br />
least once in every two hours.<br />
• Attention must be paid for<br />
avoiding the friction forces on<br />
the skin while changing position,<br />
whereas transfer supports must<br />
be used in order to reduce friction<br />
forces.<br />
• Attention must be paid on the<br />
patient’s diet.<br />
• Skin integrity of the patient<br />
must be checked in regular intervals<br />
and necessary measures<br />
must be taken against infections.<br />
• Available infections must be<br />
handled and necessary laboratory<br />
examinations must be carried<br />
out regularly.<br />
• General status of the patient<br />
must be assessed in details by<br />
professional homecare specialists.<br />
Further information regarding<br />
homecare and health services<br />
can be reached at www.istanbulmedicalcenter.com<br />
Eylül <strong>2018</strong> 25
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