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ABSTRACT Annually, 49 million people worldwide are impacted by lower extremity ulcers (LEUs). Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) and venous leg ulcers (VLUs) are the most common LEUs. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has emerged as an effective intervention for complex wounds, offering numerous favourable wound healing outcomes.
Alison Garten+2 more
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How to Interpret Quality of Life Assessment of Patients With Chronic Wounds Using the Wound‐QoL
ABSTRACT The Wound‐QoL assesses patients' health‐related quality of life. Quick and valid interpretation of the results is crucial, but no thresholds have yet been established. Additionally, counting top box responses might be a quick approximation to the Wound‐QoL score itself.
Toni Maria Janke+3 more
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ABSTRACT Skin allografts are essential in managing complex wounds, yet their availability is limited by low post‐mortem donation rates. Skin harvested during body contouring surgeries offers a novel and sustainable source to expand tissue supply. We conducted a retrospective descriptive study at the Tarapacá Skin and Tissue Bank from January 2022 to ...
Marcelo Fonseca+10 more
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Educational Interventions for Medical Students in Chronic Wound Care—A Scoping Review
ABSTRACT Wound care education is underrepresented in medical students' curricula. This scoping review aims to provide an overview of the published literature on educational methods and interventions used for chronic wound care education, specifically for medical students.
Manuel Reiter+2 more
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Patient positioning on the operating table and patient safety: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Abstract Aim To identify occurrence of harmful incidents related to patient positioning on operating table. Design Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Data Sources Eight databases including Ovid, Medline, Embase, CINAHL, the Cochrane Library, Epistemonikos, Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar were systematically searched from the inception of ...
Signe Berit Bentsen+5 more
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Abstract Aim To explore the relationship between the prescription and implementation of pressure injury preventative interventions following risk assessment combined with a risk‐stratified intervention bundle. Design Single‐centre, cross‐sectional, observational, prospective. Methods The charts and bedsides of 341 adult inpatients were examined.
Paul Fulbrook+4 more
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ABSTRACT Aim To examine community nurses' experiences of caring for people with dark skin tones at high risk of developing a pressure injury. Design Qualitative descriptive design. Methods Focus groups and individual semi‐structured interviews were conducted among registered nurses working in the community between November 2023 and March 2024. Thematic
Oozageer Gunowa Neesha+2 more
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Clinical value of high‐frequency ultrasound and serum miR‐92a‐3p in diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Serum miR‐92a‐3p and CSAs of median, ulnar, and tibial nerves are elevated in DPN patients. Their combination has high diagnostic significance in identifying DPN in T2DM patients and assessing its severity. ABSTRACT Aims/Introduction Cross‐sectional area (CSA) by high‐frequency ultrasound (HF‐US) detects morphologic changes in neuropathy. microRNA (miR)
Chunmei Qiao+6 more
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