Experiences With Surgical Treatment of Chronic Lower Limb Ulcers at a Tertiary Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A Prospective Review of 300 Cases. [PDF]
, 2012 Chronic lower limb ulcers constitute a major public health problem of great important all over the world and contribute significantly to high morbidity and long-term disabilities. There is paucity of information regarding chronic lower limb ulcers in our
Chalya, Phillipo L +6 more
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Martorell’s ulcer: a literature review and own clinical observation
Амбулаторная хирургия, 2021 Introduction. Martorell’s ulcer is a rather rare pathology that occurs exclusively in patients with long-term and poorly controlled arterial hypertension and continues to be one of the poorly studied areas of modern surgery.
B. V. Boldin +4 more
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A systematic review of cost-effectiveness analyses of complex wound interventions reveals optimal treatments for specific wound types. [PDF]
, 2015 BackgroundComplex wounds present a substantial economic burden on healthcare systems, costing billions of dollars annually in North America alone.
Antony, Jesmin +7 more
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Cost-Effective Use of Silver Dressings for the Treatment of Hard-to-Heal Chronic Venous Leg Ulcers [PDF]
, 2014 Aim To estimate the cost-effectiveness of silver dressings using a health economic model based on time-to-wound-healing in hard-to-heal chronic venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Background Chronic venous ulceration affects 1–3% of the adult population and
AB Lansdown +29 more
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Exploring Resilience When Living with a Wound — An Integrative Literature Review [PDF]
, 2014 The psychological impact for patients with wounds can be significant, and adverse psychological effects frequently occur when there are permanent changes in the body’s structure or function.
Edward, Karen-Leigh, Ousey, Karen
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The evidence supporting the use of honey as a wound dressing [PDF]
, 2006 Some clinicians are under the impression that there is little or no evidence to support the use of honey as a wound dressing. This impression is reinforced by it being concluded in systematic reviews that the evidence is not of a high standard.
Molan, Peter C.
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EUREKA study - The evaluation of real-life use of a biophotonic system in chronic wound management: An interim analysis [PDF]
, 2017 Objective: Interest has grown regarding photobiomodulation (PBM) with low-level light therapy, which has been shown to positively affect the stages of the wound healing process.
Bassetto, Franco +8 more
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Therapie chronischer Wunden mit wassergefiltertem Infrarot A (wIRA) [PDF]
, 2008 The central portion of chronic wounds is often hypoxic and relatively hypothermic, representing a deficient energy supply of the tissue, which impedes wound healing or even makes it impossible.
Daeschlein, Georg +5 more
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Nursing Interventions in Prevention and Healing of Leg Ulcers: Systematic Review of the Literature. [PDF]
, 2015 Aim: To identify nursing interventions aimed at persons with venous, arterial or mixed leg ulcers. Methodology: Carried out research in the EBSCO search engine: CINAHL Plus with Full Text, MEDLINE with Full Text, MedicLatina, Academic Search Complete ...
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study introduces a novel, safe, and effective surgical technique: Cranial bone transport (CBT) to improve traumatic brain injury (TBI) outcomes in rats. CBT significantly accelerated skull defect bone repair in addition to its promoting effects on neurological function recovery. This work provides an alternative therapy for patients suffering from
Shanshan Bai +20 more
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