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What Is the Impact of Care Bundles on the Prevalence or Incidence of Pressure Ulcers Among At‐Risk Adults in the Acute Care Setting? A Systematic Review

International Wound Journal, Volume 22, Issue 6, June 2025.
ABSTRACT A pressure ulcer is an injury to the skin and underlying tissues caused by pressure, shear or a combination of the two. In Europe, the mean prevalence rate of pressure ulcers is 10.8%, in Ireland, it is less than 12%. Using systematic review methodology, original research studies written in English were included, employing pre‐ and post ...
Áine Curtis, Rosemarie Derwin, Gráinne Milne, Ann Marie Connor, Linda Nugent, Zena Moore   +5 more
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Effect of Gabapentin on Morphine Consumption and Pain after Surgical Debridement of Burn Wounds:A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial Study [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Burn pain is recognized as being maximal during therapeutic procedures, and wound debridement can be more painful than the burn injury itself.
Emir Alavi, C., Kavoosi, S., Koochakinejad, L., Rimaz, S., Sedighinejad, A., Tolouie, M.   +5 more
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Historical Development and Experience of Day Surgery in China: From the Perspective of Anesthesiologists

Pediatric Anesthesia, Volume 35, Issue 6, Page 412-423, June 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Day surgery has become the main mode of surgery in American and European countries, but it is still in the early stage in developing countries due to the limitation of medical technology and the backward management concept. At present, day surgery accounts for more than 60% of elective surgery in many countries in Europe and North ...
Jiangrong Luo, Chunbao Xie, Dan Fan
wiley   +1 more source

Use of location data for the surveillance, analysis, and optimization of clinical processes [PDF]

, 2006
Thesis (S.M.)--Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 33-35).Location tracking systems in healthcare produce a wealth of data applicable across many aspects of care and management. However,
Meyer, Mark A. (Mark Aaron)
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Procedure Type and Preoperative Patient‐Reported Outcome Metrics Predict Variation in the Value of Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement

Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation, Volume 7, Issue 2, April 2025.
Purpose To characterize variation in the value of hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement and explore associations between value and patient‐specific demographic characteristics, comorbidities, preoperative patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs), and intraoperative variables.
Michael C. Dean, Nathan J. Cherian, Ana Paula Beck da Silva Etges, Zachary L. LaPorte, Kieran S. Dowley, Kaveh A. Torabian, Ryan E. Dean, Scott D. Martin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pre‑operative pain sensitivity : a prediction of post‑operative outcome in the obstetric population [PDF]

, 2013
Context: Experimental assessments can determine pain threshold and tolerance, which mirror sensitivity to pain. This, in turn, influences the post‑operative experience.
Azzopardi, Lilian M., Brincat, Mark P., Buttigieg, George G., Cassar, Olivia A., Mifsud Buhagiar, Luana, Serracino-Inglott, Anthony, Zarb Adami, Maurice   +6 more
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Effect of Music on Postoperative Pain in Patients Under Open Heart Surgery [PDF]

, 2014
Background: Music, as a non-pharmacological and inexpensive nursing intervention, can be used easily as a complementary technique in reducing pain along with other methods.
Khazaei, S., Mirbagher-Ajorpaz, N., Mohammadi, A., Najaran, H.   +3 more
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Learning from patient safety incidents: The Green Cross method

Nursing in Critical Care, Volume 30, Issue 2, March 2025.
Abstract Background Hospitals can improve how they learn from patient safety incidents. The Green Cross method, a proactive reporting and learning method, is one strategy to meet this challenge. In it, nurses play a key role. However, describing its impact on learning from the users' perspective is important.
Hilde Kristin Jacobsen, Randi Ballangrud, Gørill Helen Birkeli   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Differences in blood pressure measurements in the forearm and upper arm of obese otherwise healthy first year medical students [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing in Indian youth and obesity is associated with complications like systemic hypertension. Often, due to the non-availability of appropriate sized cuffs, standard cuff bladders are used to measure blood ...
Suganthi V, Navin Rajaratnam, Suzanne Maria D’cruz
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Clinical Impact of Specific Extraocular Muscle Manipulation and the Oculocardiac Reflex on Postoperative Vomiting in Pediatric Strabismus Surgery: A Multicenter, Observational Study

Pediatric Anesthesia, Volume 35, Issue 2, Page 163-174, February 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Strabismus surgery, which is commonly performed in children, poses a high risk of postoperative vomiting. The current anesthesia guidelines for the prevention of postoperative vomiting in children are based on heterogeneous populations involving different types of surgery, and risk factors for postoperative vomiting in, specifically,
Taiki Kojima, Yusuke Yamauchi, Takashi Fujiwara, Soichiro Obara, Aya Sueda, Riku Takahashi, Sayuri Yasuda, Hiroshi Kitoh   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source