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Pressure ulcer related pain in community populations: a prevalence survey. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers are costly to the healthcare provider and can have a major impact on patient's quality of life. One of the most distressing symptoms reported is pain.
McGinnis, Elizabeth, Coleman, S, McGinnis, E, Wilson, L, Briggs, Michelle, Michelle Collinson, Nelson, EA, Susanne Coleman, Briggs, M; id_orcid, Collinson, Michelle, Stevenson, Rebecca, Dealey, C, Stubbs, N, E Andrea Nelson, Jane Nixon, Dealey, Carol, Michelle Briggs, Briggs, M, Nixon, J, Stevenson, R, Lyn Wilson, Nikki Stubbs, Brown, Julia, Nelson, E Andrea; id_orcid, Collinson, M, Coleman, Susanne, Elizabeth McGinnis, Nixon, Jane, Rebecca Stevenson, Wilson, Lyn, Julia Brown, Stubbs, Nikki, Carol Dealey, Brown, J   +33 more
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Inter-rater reliability of the EPUAP pressure ulcer classification system using photographs [PDF]

, 2004
Background. Many classification systems for grading pressure ulcers are discussed in the literature. Correct identification and classification of a pressure ulcer is important for accurate reporting of the magnitude of the problem, and for timely ...
Tom Defloor, Lisette Schoonhoven, Schoonhoven, L., SCHOONHOVEN, L, Defloor, Tom, Schoonhoven, Lisette, Defloor, T.   +6 more
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A Derivative Free Non-Linear Programming Method for the Optimal Setting of PATs to Be Used in a Hybrid Genetic Algorithm: A Preliminary Work

Proceedings, 2018
In recent years, recovering energy while managing excessive pressure in water distribution networks (WDNs) has gradually taken hold through the use of Pumps as Turbines (PATs).
Luigi Cimorelli, Andrea D’Aniello, Luca Cozzolino, Domenico Pianese   +3 more
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The association of disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus with cognitive deficit in a general population: the Ohasama study

Scientific Reports, 2021
Disproportionately enlarged subarachnoid space hydrocephalus (DESH) is the characteristic feature of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. We aimed to characterize the prevalence, development, and association of DESH to cognitive deficit in a large ...
Tomofumi Nishikawa, Ichiro Akiguchi, Michihiro Satoh, Azusa Hara, Mikio Hirano, Aya Hosokawa, Hirohito Metoki, Kei Asayama, Masahiro Kikuya, Kyoko Nomura, Atsushi Hozawa, Naomi Miyamatsu, Yutaka Imai, Takayoshi Ohkubo   +13 more
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Exploring portable negative pressure wound therapy devices in the community [PDF]

, 2014
Case studies and clinical reviews support the use of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) for managing a range of wound types, yet very few scientific studies fully support its effectiveness.
Milne, Jeanette, Karen J Ousey, Jeanette Milne, Ousey, Karen J., Ousey, Karen   +4 more
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Nodal Matrix Analysis for Optimal Pressure-Reducing Valve Localization in a Water Distribution System

Energies, 2020
The use of pressure-reducing valves is an efficient pressure management technique for leakage reduction in a water distribution system. It is recommended to place an optimized number and location of pressure-reducing valves in the water distribution ...
Aditya Gupta, Neeraj Bokde, Kishore Kulat, Zaher Mundher Yaseen   +3 more
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Amino acid availability enhanced through glucose coadministration of amino acid supplementation during hemodiafiltration: two case reports

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2022
Background Intravenous administration of amino acid (AA) formulation (IVAA) as intradialytic parenteral nutrition is widely used for malnourished patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) treated with hemodialysis (HD) or hemodiafiltration (HDF ...
Masako Fujiwara, Itiro Ando, You Shishido, Yutaka Imai, Hiroyuki Terawaki   +4 more
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An increase in circulating levels of branched-chain amino acids during hemodialysis with regard to protein breakdown: three case reports

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2022
Background Hemodialysis (HD) is a protein catabolic event. However, the amino acid (AA) kinetics during HD sessions involved in protein breakdown have not been well investigated in patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM). Case presentation Three
Masako Fujiwara, Itiro Ando, You Shishido, Yutaka Imai, Hiroyuki Terawaki   +4 more
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Blood pressure management in stroke patients [PDF]

Journal of Neurocritical Care, 2020
Hypertension is a major, yet manageable, risk factor for stroke, and the benefits of well-controlled blood pressure are well established. However, the strategy for managing blood pressure can differ based on the pathomechanism (subtype), stage, and ...
Seung Min Kim, Ho Geol Woo, Yeon Jeong Kim, Bum Joon Kim   +3 more
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The long-term reproducibility of the white-coat effect on blood pressure as a continuous variable from the Ohasama Study

Scientific Reports, 2023
There is little information about the reproducibility of the white coat effect, which was treated as a continuous variable. To investigate a long-term interval reproducibility of the white-coat effect as a continuous variable.
Michihiro Satoh, Tomoya Yoshida, Hirohito Metoki, Takahisa Murakami, Yukako Tatsumi, Takuo Hirose, Kyosuke Takabatake, Megumi Tsubota-Utsugi, Azusa Hara, Kyoko Nomura, Kei Asayama, Masahiro Kikuya, Atsushi Hozawa, Yutaka Imai, Takayoshi Ohkubo   +14 more
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