About a case: “looking through the wounds”

Abstract

People with chronic diseases that lead to a situation of dependency should be assessed with a more exhaustive follow-up, because they are more vulnerable to comorbidities and complications. Dependence-Related Lesions (DRA), previously included under the name of pressure ulcers (PU), are a very prevalent problem in people with reduced mobility. In 2014, the National Group for the Study and Advice on Pressure Ulcers and Chronic Wounds (GNEAUPP) developed a Middle-Range Theory (MRT) for the analysis and approach of these lesions, emphasizing the etiology for good treatment. The MRT was published with the title A New Theoretical Model for the Development of PressureUlcers and Other Dependence- Related Lesions and has been used in the approach to the clinical case presented.