Inter-rater reliability of the EPUAP pressure ulcer classification system using photographs [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Nursing, 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 ...
Lisette Schoonhoven
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BMJ, 2006 All health care providers need to be involved in preventing and treating these problematic wounds. Here's what you need to know.
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A multicentre prospective randomised controlled clinical trial comparing the effectiveness and cost of a static air mattress and alternating air pressure mattress to prevent pressure ulcers in nursing home residents [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Pressure ulcers are a global issue and substantial concern for healthcare systems. Various types of support surfaces that prevent pressure ulcer are available.
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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.
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Personalized modeling for real-time pressure ulcer prevention in sitting posture [PDF]
, 2018 , Ischial pressure ulcer is an important risk for every paraplegic person and a major public health issue. Pressure ulcers appear following excessive compression of buttock's soft tissues by bony structures, and particularly in ischial and sacral bones ...
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Developing a pressure ulcer risk factor minimum data set and risk assessment framework [PDF]
, 2014 AIM: To agree a draft pressure ulcer risk factor Minimum Data Set to underpin the development of a new evidenced-based Risk Assessment Framework.BACKGROUND: A recent systematic review identified the need for a pressure ulcer risk factor Minimum Data Set ...
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Analysis of healthy sitting behavior: Interface pressure distribution and subcutaneous tissue oxygenation [PDF]
, 2009 Pressure ulcers are a large problem in individuals who use a wheelchair for their mobility and have limited trunk stability and motor function. Because no relation between interface pressure and pressure ulcer development has been established and no ...
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Mathematical Modelling of Different Types of Body Support Surface for Pressure Ulcer Prevention [PDF]
, 2014 Pressure ulcer is a common problem for today’s healthcare industry. It occurs due to external load applied to the skin. Also when the subject is immobile for a longer period of time and there is continuous load applied to a particular area of human body,
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Hybrid Equation/Agent-Based Model of Ischemia-Induced Hyperemia and Pressure Ulcer Formation Predicts Greater Propensity to Ulcerate in Subjects with Spinal Cord Injury [PDF]
, 2013 Pressure ulcers are costly and life-threatening complications for people with spinal cord injury (SCI). People with SCI also exhibit differential blood flow properties in non-ulcerated skin.
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, 2001 OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to examine and compare the predictive validity of 4 risk assessment scales used for the prediction of pressure ulcer (PrU) development and to identify risk factors.
Källman, Ulrika, Lindgren, Margareta
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