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Medical Device-Related Pressure Injury in an Intensive Care Unit: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Wound Management & Prevention, 2021BACKGROUND Medical devices can cause pressure injuries. PURPOSE This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with medical device-related pressure injury (MDRPI) in an intensive care unit (ICU).
Itaricely Istolé Castro de Assis +6 more
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Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2021
BACKGROUND Whilst performing a pressure injury risk assessment is not in itself preventive, risk status identification is critical to inform the judicious implementation of prevention strategies.
Josephine Lovegrove +3 more
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BACKGROUND Whilst performing a pressure injury risk assessment is not in itself preventive, risk status identification is critical to inform the judicious implementation of prevention strategies.
Josephine Lovegrove +3 more
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Pressure Injury Prevention: A Survey
IEEE Reviews in Biomedical Engineering, 2020Pressure injuries are caused by prolonged pressure to an area of the body, which can result in open wounds that descend to the bone. Pressure injuries should not occur in healthcare settings, and yet, they still affect 2.5 million patients in the United States and have an impact on quality of life. Pressure injuries come at a cost of $11 billion in the
Sam Mansfield, Katia Obraczka, Shuvo Roy
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Reducing Tracheostomy-Related Pressure Injuries
AACN Advanced Critical Care, 2018An interprofessional team was established to prevent tracheostomy-related acquired pressure injuries. The team performed an in-depth analysis of practice from tracheostomy insertion through postinsertion care. A literature evaluation identified best practices, and a root cause analysis for all tracheostomy-related pressure injury cases identified ...
Lois M, Dixon +5 more
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The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care, 1989
High-pressure water jets are commonly used for complex industrial cleaning jobs, yet we found few reports of injuries attributed to these potentially dangerous devices. We present a case of severe laceration to the lower extremity caused by a high-pressure water jet with concomitant major vascular injury, apparently the first reported.
W A, Walker, R P, Burns, J, Adams
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High-pressure water jets are commonly used for complex industrial cleaning jobs, yet we found few reports of injuries attributed to these potentially dangerous devices. We present a case of severe laceration to the lower extremity caused by a high-pressure water jet with concomitant major vascular injury, apparently the first reported.
W A, Walker, R P, Burns, J, Adams
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Abstract This chapter provides information on pressure sores, compression mononeuropathy, and rhabdomyolysis.
Lesley K. Bowker +3 more
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Lesley K. Bowker +3 more
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Occupational high-pressure injection injury
British Journal of Dermatology, 1986SUMMARY A case of occupational high-pressure injection injury and details of its successful management is recorded, and the literature on this type of injury reviewed.
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