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Pressure injury prevention practice and associated factors among nurses at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, South Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2022
Objective The prevention of pressure injury is of great importance in providing quality care to patients, as it has been reported that approximately 95% of all pressure injury are preventable.
Nefsu Awoke, Tiwabwork Tekalign, Aseb Kinfe Arba, Tsegaye Lolaso Lenjebo   +3 more
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Modeling the Construct of an Expert Evidence-Adaptive Knowledge Base for a Pressure Injury Clinical Decision Support System

Informatics, 2017
The selection of appropriate wound products for the treatment of pressure injuries is paramount in promoting wound healing. However, nurses find it difficult to decide on the most optimal wound product(s) due to limited live experiences in managing ...
Peck Chui Betty Khong, Leng Noey Lee, Apolino Ilagan Dawang   +2 more
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Bridging the Knowledge Gap for Pressure Injury Management in Nursing Homes

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
Background: Pressure injuries in nursing homes remain a consistent problem. Unfortunately, despite the variety of pressure injury education offered in nursing homes, the knowledge learned cannot be applied in practice, and as a result, the prevalence and
Y. Lee, D. Kwon, S. Chang
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Impact of multifaceted interventions on pressure injury prevention: a systematic review

BMC Nursing
Pressure injuries are a significant concern in healthcare settings, leading to increased morbidity, healthcare costs, and patient suffering. This systematic review aims to evaluate the impact of multifaceted interventions on the prevention of Pressure ...
Usha Rani Kandula
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High-Pressure Injection Injury of the Face: A Case Report on Presentation and Management [PDF]

, 2020
Introduction: High-pressure injection injuries have been chronicled for decades.1 These injuries often affect distal extremities as they are most commonly involved in workplace accidents.1 However, we discuss a young male with a paint-gun injection ...
Briggs, Blake, Little, Rachel, Masneri, David, Zitelny, Edan   +3 more
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Newborn and elderly skin: two fragile skins at higher risk of pressure injury

Biological Reviews of The Cambridge Philosophical Society, 2021
Skin is a key organ maintaining internal homeostasis by performing many functions such as water loss prevention, body temperature regulation and protection from noxious substance absorption, microorganism intrusion and physical trauma.
Anne-France de Bengy, J. Lamartine, D. Sigaudo-Roussel, B. Fromy   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Finite Element Analysis to model ischemia experienced in the development of device related pressure ulcers. [PDF]

, 2019
Pressure ulcers are a common occurrence of damage to skin. Severity ranges from slightly discoloured skin to full thickness tissue damage which can be fatal in some cases.
Dictionary of Nursing, Dinsdale SM., Isaac PH Leung, Karen Ousey, Karl Walton, Landis E., Leigh T Fleming, Millington PF, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance, Safety Thermometer, Saladin K., Simon M Barrans   +12 more
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Predicting pressure injury risk in hospitalised patients using machine learning with electronic health records: a US multilevel cohort study

BMJ Open
Objective To predict the risk of hospital-acquired pressure injury using machine learning compared with standard care. Design We obtained electronic health records (EHRs) to structure a multilevel cohort of hospitalised patients at risk for pressure ...
William V Padula, David G. Armstrong, Peter J. Pronovost, S. Saria   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pressure injury prevalence and risk factors in Chinese adult intensive care units: A multi‐centre prospective point prevalence study

International Wound Journal, 2021
Despite increasing preventive efforts, pressure injury still occurs in intensive care patients. This study was aimed to describe pressure injury prevalence, risk factors, and prevention practices in adult intensive care patients. This was a multi‐centre,
F. Lin, Yu Liu, Zijing Wu, Jing Li, Yanming Ding, Chunyan Li, Zhixia Jiang, Jing Yang, Kefang Wang, Jie Gao, Xiaohan Li, Xinhua Xia, Hongmei Liu, Xinxia Li, Xiaoyan Chen, Lei Yang, Xiuhua Fang, R. Zhao, Jingfang Chen, S. Labeau, S. Blot   +20 more
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Primary Blast Traumatic Brain Injury in the Rat: Relating Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Behavior [PDF]

, 2013
The incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among military personnel is at its highest point in U.S. history. Experimental animal models of blast have provided a wealth of insight into blast injury.
Budde, Matthew D., Cullinan, William E, McCrea, Michael, Pintar, Frank A., Shah, Alok, Stemper, Brian D.   +5 more
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