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Reducing hospital-acquired pressure injuries [PDF]
BMJ Open Quality, 2019 Hospital-acquired pressure injury is a common preventable condition. Our hospital is a 144-bed governmental hospital in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that was found to have a 7.5% prevalence of hospital-acquired pressure injury in 2016.
Yasser K Al-Otaibi +2 more
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Efficacy of silicone foam dressings in preventing pressure injuries in the sacral and heel areas of patients: a meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundPressure injury prevention is clinically critical for optimizing patient outcomes. This meta-analysis systematically evaluates the efficacy of silicone foam dressings in preventing pressure injuries specifically in the sacral and heel regions ...
Tingkui Fu, Xiuqin Wu, Biao Yu
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Application of Air Pillows and Left‐Right Lateral Tilt Position to Prevent Increased Risk of Pressure Injuries in Bedridden Patients in the ICU: A Quasi‐Experimental Study [PDF]
Health Science ReportsBackground and Aims Pressure injuries incidence is one major issue in the critical care unit. The occurrence and progression of pressure injuries can be decreased with appropriate screening and prevention practices.
Nur Chayati +3 more
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中西医结合护理, 2023 This paper summarized the nursing management for a patient with intertrochanteric fracture combined with pressure injuries in the left buttocks. Effective treatment plan was made based on the nursing evaluation of stage of pressure injuries.
KANG Jingjing (康京京) +7 more
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Design and application of an arm support capable of observing puncture sites (一种开窗式手臂托架的设计与应用)
中西医结合护理, 2023 Surgical nurses should pay attention on safte body position of patients during surgery. This paper introduced the design and application of an arm support capable of observing puncture sites.
MI Peipei (米佩佩) +3 more
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Health Science Reports, 2021 Rationale, aims, and objectives Hospital‐acquired pressure injuries (HAPI) prolong hospital stays and are an important health problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of and risk factors for intensive care unit (ICU)‐acquired ...
Binqin Hu +16 more
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Children, 2021 Background: A Pressure Ulcer (PU) is a severe event and could create discomfort to newborns. In newborns, one of mostly stricken location by PU is occipital area.
Silvia Ferrario +7 more
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Frontiers in Physics, 2023 Background: Pressure injuries are commonly noted in individuals who use wheelchairs for mobility and sit for prolonged periods. Understanding soft tissue composition is an essential part of treating and preventing pressure injuries.
Nkhensani Mogale +7 more
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Sustainable pressure injury prevention [PDF]
BMJ Open Quality, 2023 The quality department used adaptive leadership and the plan-do-study-act cycle to decrease pressure injury (PI) rates. After identifying gaps, the pressure injury prevention bundle was developed and implemented to bring evidence-based nursing practice to frontline nurses.
Charleen Singh +3 more
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中西医结合护理, 2021 Objective To understand the knowledge, skill status, general self-efficacy and the correlation of care burden of community elderly patients with skin pressure injuries and their informal caregivers.
JIANG Yanqin (蒋燕勤) +6 more
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