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Management of Increased Intracranial Pressure

Current Treatment Options in Neurology, 2014
After brain injury, neurologic intensive care focuses on the detection and treatment of secondary brain insults that may compound the initial injury. Increased intracranial pressure (ICP) contributes to secondary brain injury by causing brain ischemia, hypoxia, and metabolic dysfunction.
Danielle K, Sandsmark, Kevin N, Sheth
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Prevention and management of pressure ulcers

Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, 2001
A pressure ulcer is the visible evidence of pathological changes in blood supply to the dermal and underlying tissues, usually due to compression of the tissue over a bony prominence. Pressure ulcers are one of several types of chronic ulcers of the skin, including venous stasis, diabetic ulcers, and arterial insufficiency ulcers.
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Managing elevated intracranial pressure

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2004
Elevated intracranial pressure is one of the major deteriorating factors in patients with intracerebral lesions. Therefore, every year many experimental and clinical studies are performed to identify the best method for managing elevated intracranial pressure in head-injured patients. The current review summarizes the most important recent findings for
Nicole, Forster, Kristin, Engelhard
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Managing pressure sores in the community

Journal of Wound Care, 1996
A six-month project was undertaken in the Portsmouth Healthcare NHS Trust to identify the prevalence of pressure sores and assess current practice and level of knowledge among nurses working in the community. Questionnaires were returned by 99 nurses and the pressure sore prevalence was found to be 4.4%; 72% of respondents performed pressure sore ...
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Blood pressure management in stroke

Current Opinion in Anaesthesiology, 2012
Cerebrovascular disease is a common cause of death and disability worldwide. The current literature supports an association between blood pressure (BP) and patient outcome during acute stroke. This review will provide an overview of the evidence to guide BP management during acute stroke.Hypotension and hypertension are correlated with poor outcome in ...
Anne L, Donovan, Alana M, Flexman, Adrian W, Gelb   +2 more
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Pressure Sores Classification and Management

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, 1975
Four grades of pressure can be recognized on the basis of pathophysiology of soft tissue breakdown overlying bony prominences. Management is correlated with the extent of the lesion and ranges from local wound care, turning and systemic support for Grade I and II, to local and radical excision with soft tissue flap closure for the more extensive Grades
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Surgical Management of Pressure Ulcers

Nursing Clinics of North America, 1987
Prior to closure of pressure ulcers, the patient's wound must be clean, and he must be in a stable condition. Closure involves rotating flaps of muscle and skin into the wound. Maintaining adequate blood supply to the flap and teaching the patient how to prevent new ulcers are the foci of post-operative care.
J M, Black, S B, Black
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Managing sloughy pressure sores

Journal of Wound Care, 1996
This clinical investigation compares the performance of an amorphous hydrogel and a dextranomer paste in the management of sloughy pressure sores in the hospital environment. Specific parameters measured during the study were efficacy, safety, ease of handling and patient comfort. The clinical investigation was restricted to the debridement of sloughy
D. Colin, P.A. Kurring, D. Quinlan, C. Yvon   +3 more
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Nutrition Management of Pressure Ulcers

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, 2010
Despite our knowledge of how to prevent pressure ulcers, and improvements in treatment, pressure ulcers remain prevalent and impose a significant burden on financial and labor resources in the healthcare industry. Although there is no known role for specific nutrients in the prevention of pressure ulcers, undernutrition is a risk factor, and nutrition ...
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Pressure Scores Nursing Management

Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 1986
It is said good nursing care prevents pressure sores. Could it also heal existing ones?
A, Boykin, J, Winland-Brown
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