Pressure ulcers: more lethal than we thought?
Pressure ulcers are associated with fatal septic infections and are reported as a cause of thousands of deaths each year in the United States. Incapacitating chronic and neurodegenerative conditions are common comorbidities, and mortality rates in blacks are higher than in other racial/ethnic groups.
This study indicates that nonspecific or specific COX-2 inhibitors in therapeutic doses during seven days after fracture do not significantly influence bone healing.