Breast Cancer Treatment in a Patient with Decubitus Ulcer Infection Secondary to Spina Bifida: Surgical Resection versus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy [PDF]
Case Reports in Oncology, 2021 Spina bifida (SB) is a congenital neural tube defect that often presents with neurological disability and decubitus ulcers. A 66-year-old woman with SB presented to our hospital with decubitus ulcers and was treated by a plastic surgeon. She was referred
Fumiya Sato +7 more
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Pneumorrhachis Secondary to a Sacral Decubitus Ulcer [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016 An elderly woman with a chronic decubitus sacral ulcer presented to the emergency department with sepsis. A computed tomography of her abdomen showed diffuse gas extending throughout the thoracolumbar spinal canal.
Siamak Moayedi, Lisa Babin
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Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Marjolin’s Ulcer) Arising in a Sacral Decubitus Ulcer Resulting in Humoral Hypercalcemia of Malignancy [PDF]
Case Reports in Medicine, 2014 Long-standing burns, fissures, and ulcers that undergo malignant transformation into a variety of malignancies, including squamous cell carcinoma, is commonly referred to as a Marjolin’s ulcer.
John T. O’Malley +3 more
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Management of the giant sacral decubitus ulcer [PDF]
Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open, 2022 Mary R Shen +3 more
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Global, regional and national burden of decubitus ulcers in 204 countries and territories from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis based on the global burden of disease study 2021 [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundDecubitus ulcers, also known as pressure ulcers, pose a significant public health challenge due to their substantial impact on morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures.MethodsThe number and age-standardized rates (ASRs) of prevalence ...
Shenyue Zhang +7 more
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A Patient with Decubitus Ulcer in the Scapular Region: Case Report [PDF]
Eurasian Journal of Family Medicine, 2023 Decubitus ulcers are a widespread healthcare problem, especially among hospitalized patients who receive longterm time treatment. A multidisciplinary approach is required to provide appropriate treatment.
Lutfiye Celik, Burcu Dogan
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Retrospective Study of Decubitus Ulcer in Hospitalized Patients
Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin (Periodical of Dermatology and Venerology), 2023 Background: Decubitus ulcer is an area of necrotic tissue due to compression of protrusion because of prolonged immobilization. Decubitus ulcer is complication that often occur due to prolonged bed rest.
Ervina Rosmarwati, Nurrachmat Mulianto
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A Modified Total Thigh Flap in the Reconstruction of Decubitus Ulcer [PDF]
Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2014 Jae Hoon Shin +3 more
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ASSESSMENT OF THE RISK OF DECUBITUS ULCERS USING BRADEN SCALE [PDF]
Journal of IMAB, 2021 Purpose: Within the behavioral guidelines of hospitalized patients who need compensatory nursing care, an assessment of the risk of decubitus ulcers is recommended to be done at regular intervals, in schedule, and after each altered state.
Despina Georgieva
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The global burden of decubitus ulcers from 1990 to 2019
Scientific Reports, 2021 There are no studies assessing the epidemiology and burden of decubitus ulcers at global, regional, and national levels. We aim to report this issue from 1990 to 2019 by extracting data from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2019 and stratifying ...
Xianghong Zhang +5 more
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