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BMC Nursing, 2019 Background Pressure ulcer is a preventable medical complication of immobility. It has psychological, economic and social impact on individual and family. Its cost of treatment is more than twice of cost of prevention.
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Penggunaan Skala Braden Terbukti Efektif dalam Memprediksi Kejadian Luka Tekan [PDF]
Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia, 2014 Luka tekan merupakan luka karena tekanan yang berlangsung lama pada kulit dan jaringan yang dapat berakibat pada kondisi yang lebih serius. Luka tekan dapat dideteksi dengan menggunakan skala Braden.
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Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2018 Pressure ulcers can diminish global life quality, contribute to rapid mortality in some patients and pose a significant cost to health-care organizations. Accordingly, their prevention and management are highly important. Nutritional deprivation and insufficient dietary intake are the key risk factors for the development of pressure ulcers and impaired
Saghaleini, Seied Hadi +5 more
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Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021 Jie Song,1 Yuan Gao,2 Pengbin Yin,3 Yi Li,1 Yang Li,2 Jie Zhang,4 Qingqing Su,1 Xiaojie Fu,2 Hongying Pi5 1Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People ...
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Practice on pressure ulcer prevention among nurses in selected public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia
BMC Research Notes, 2020 Objectives Pressure ulcers are localized cellular damages to the skin and underlying tissues caused by pressure, shearing and frictional force. The aim of this study is to assess practices towards pressure ulcer prevention among nurses in the Central ...
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Nurses’ attitude and perceived barriers to pressure ulcer prevention
BMC Nursing, 2018 Background The presence or absence of pressure ulcers has been generally regarded as a performance measure of quality nursing care and overall patient health.
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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]
PLoS Computational Biology, 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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Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention: A network meta-analysis.
PLoS ONE, 2018 BackgroundPressure ulcers are a prevalent and global issue and support surfaces are widely used for preventing ulceration. However, the diversity of available support surfaces and the lack of direct comparisons in RCTs make decision-making difficult ...
Chunhu Shi, Jo C Dumville, Nicky Cullum
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Prevalence of postoperative pressure ulcer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Electronic Physician, 2016 Introduction: A pressure ulcer is a serious safety issue in healthcare systems. The patient’s rate of infection with an ulcer, especially a postoperative ulcer, is critical, as it is dictated by factors such as being in a fixed position during surgery,
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Perioperative factors associated with pressure ulcer development after major surgery [PDF]
Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2018 BackgroundPostoperative pressure ulcers are important indicators of perioperative care quality, and are serious and expensive complications during critical care.
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