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Effects of a Support Surface on Homeostasis: A Look at Deep Tissue Injury

Presentation Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Poor support surface choices can be clinically and financially devastating to both patient and facility, yet the variety of surfaces available can make the process overwhelming. This educational offering will review basic concepts of homeostasis as taught in internationally renowned textbooks of medical physiology, pathophysiology, chemistry, and physics. Other key topics include autoregulation, cellular biology, inflammatory response, and endothelial function. This presentation will identify endothelial function and damage as the culprit in tissue necrosis and show how to choose support surfaces that prevent endothelial damage and facilitate homeostasis.

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