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Knowledge and practice of nurses towards prevention of pressure ulcer and associated factors in Gondar University Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

BMC Nursing, 2015
BackgroundPressure ulcers are the common conditions among patients hospitalized in acute and chronic care facilities and impose significant burden on patients, their relatives and caregivers.
N. Nuru, Fisseha Zewdu, Sena Amsalu, Yohannes Mehretie   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multitasking Smart Intestinal Capsule Robot: A Cutting‐Edge Platform for Sampling, Diagnosis, and Therapy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Gut microbiota and biomarkers are linked to diseases like neurological disorders and metabolic syndromes. Ingestible capsule robots enable minimally invasive gut health assessment. This article proposes a promising direction for the advancement of capsule robots, integrating in situ sampling, real‐time diagnostics, and personalized therapy.
Xizong Chen, Libing Huang, Lei Ren, Miao Wang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do pressure ulcer risk assessment scales improve clinical practice?

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2010
Jan Kottner1, Katrin Balzer21Department of Nursing Science, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany; 2Nursing Research Group, Institute for Social Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck ...
Jan Kottner, Katrin Balzer
doaj  

The Efficacy of Pressure Ulcer Treatment With Cathodal and Cathodal-Anodal High-Voltage Monophasic Pulsed Current: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial [PDF]

, 2017
Background. Studies show that anode and cathode electrical stimulation (ES) promotes the healing of wounds, but specific protocols for both electrodes are not available. Objective. To compare the effectiveness of cathodal versus cathodal+anodal ES in the
Blaszczak, Edward, Franek, Andrzej, Hordynska, Ewa, Ickowicz, Tomasz, Kloth, Luther C., Kucio, Cezary, Nawrat-Szoltysik, Agnieszka, Polak, Anna, Taradaj, Jakub   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Multimodal Actuation and Environment Adaptive Strategies of Bio‐Inspired Micro/Nanorobots in Precision Medicine

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
An introduction for multidrive and environment‐adaptive micro/nanorobotics: design and fabrication strategies, intelligent actuation, and their applications. Various intelligent actuation approaches—magnetic, acoustic, optical, chemical, and biological—can be synergistically designed to enhance flexibility and adaptive behavior for precision medicine ...
Aiqing Ma, Han Gong, Jiacheng Ouyang, Liqi Chen, Tianfang Kang, Yiran He, Guojun Huang, Sidi Zheng, Ting Yin, Hong Pan, Lintao Cai   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Instruments for the care of pressure injury in pediatrics and hebiatrics: an integrative review of the literature

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2018
Objective: to identify existing instruments in the scientific literature about the care of pressure injuries in pediatric and hebiatric patients. Method: an integrative review that selected 32 articles from the PubMed/Medline, LILACS, Scopus and CINAHL ...
Mayara Kelly Moura Ferreira, Sabrina de Souza Gurgel, Francisca Elisângela Teixeira Lima, Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso, Viviane Martins da Silva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cost effectiveness analysis of larval therapy for leg ulcers [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of larval therapy compared with hydrogel in the management of leg ulcers. Design: Cost effectiveness and cost utility analyses carried out alongside a pragmatic multicentre, randomised, open trial with equal ...
Bland, J. Martin, Cullum, Nicky, Dumville, Jo C., Iglesias, Cynthia P., Nelson, E. Andrea, Soares, Marta O., Torgerson, David J., Worthy, Gill   +7 more
core   +3 more sources

Proton‐Coupled Electron Transfer Processes in the Decarboxylative Synthesis of C‐4 Substituted Chroman‐2‐Ones

Advanced Synthesis &Catalysis, EarlyView.
This research presents a new mild photocatalytic method enables C‐4 alkylation of chroman‐2‐one derivatives with primary alkyl radicals. This radicals are generated via oxidative PCET process. Developed approach offers broad substrate scope, scalability under photo‐flow conditions, and mechanistic evidence supports a decarboxylation pathway under polar
Ewelina Kowalska, Benedetta Carli, José Alemán, Leyre Marzo, Anna Albrecht   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prediction Pressure Ulcers in High Care Unit Patients: Evaluating Risk Factors and Predictive Scale Using a Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

Avicenna Journal of Medicine
Background The incidence of ulcer pressure in the high care unit (HCU) was relatively high and could be reliably predicted using tools such as the Norton and Jackson/Cubbin scales.
Anies Dewi Wirati Indraswari, Umi Aisyiyah, Kurniawan Kurniawan, Meircurius Dwi Condro Surboyo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Resilience When Living with a Wound — An Integrative Literature Review [PDF]

, 2014
The psychological impact for patients with wounds can be significant, and adverse psychological effects frequently occur when there are permanent changes in the body’s structure or function.
Edward, Karen-Leigh, Ousey, Karen
core   +2 more sources