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A case report of the treatment and care of decubitus ulcers in macaques with spinal cord injury
Decubitus ulcers are a common spinal cord injury (SCI) complication that puts patients' lives in danger and has emerged as a more prevalent issue in modern clinical rehabilitation and care.
Yong‐Min Niu +12 more
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Highlights: 1. Decubitus ulcers can be caused by prolonged immobilization and constant pressure on the body. 2. Decubitus ulcer patients were dominated by females, aged 46-65 years old, and the most common comorbidity history was patients with limb ...
Azmil Permatasari +3 more
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Hospital beds wireless sensor network and reducing decubitus ulcer
Sima Ajami, Lida Khaleghi
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Spontaneous Regression of a Traumatic Cervical Prolapsed Intervertebral Disc with Myelopathy
We report the case of a 60-year-old male, who presented to us with a 6-month-old quadriparesis (upper limbs 3/5; lower limbs 0/5), secondary to a posttraumatic C5-C6/C6-C7 prolapsed intervertebral disc (PIVD), and a D4-D5 fracture-dislocation, resulting ...
Sanjeev Pattankar +6 more
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Anti-decubitus prophylaxis in nursing practice
Long-standing patients are at risk of developing and developing bedsores, and this problem has a significant impact on their physical and mental state. As a result of pressure and friction on tissues, necrosis develops.
Agata Pacholec
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NURSES’ PERCEPTION ABOUT RESPONSIBILITY OF CARE IN DECUBITUS ULCER MANAGEMENT
This study was conducted in order to increase the understanding of issues around decubitus ulcer care in the Indonesian context. The study identified Indonesian nurses’ perception regarding responsibility of care in the area of decubitus ulcer ...
I GEDE PUTU DARMA SUYASA
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Aim:To evaluate the reasons for dermatology consultations in hospitalized patients in the internal medicine services and the treatments recommended based on these consultations.Methods:The data of patients who were hospitalized in the internal medicine ...
Tugba Ozkok Akbulut +3 more
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Ronald H. Houwing. Pressure ulcer or decubitus. Clinical and etiological aspects
Bespreking proefschrift Ronald H. Houwing. Pressure ulcer or decubitus. Clinical and etiological aspects, Proefschrift Universiteit Utrecht, 6 november 2007, 136 p, ISBN 978 90 393 4677 8.
Wilco P. Achterberg
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Background: A pressure ulcer (PU), also known as bedsore, pressure injury, or decubitus ulcer, is a localized injury brought on by sustained pressure applied to the skin and underlying soft tissue over an extended length of time. Aim: This study aimed
Esraa Mohammedalhussin Abdelhalim +8 more
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Pressure ulcers: Current understanding and newer modalities of treatment
This article reviews the mechanism, symptoms, causes, severity, diagnosis, prevention and present recommendations for surgical as well as non-surgical management of pressure ulcers.
Surajit Bhattacharya, R. K. Mishra
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