Pressure ulcer to sacrum

P 1 1 that even low levels of bacterial burden can impair wound healing in susceptible patients. It would seem the healthier the patient, the less at risk they are of wounds moving from contamination and colonisation to infection. Clinicians have a pivotal role in preventing and managing wound infection and its sequelae, but this necessitates constant vigilance when observing the wound and the patient for early warning signs and symptoms.