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Pressure ulcers [PDF]

BMJ, 2006
All health care providers need to be involved in preventing and treating these problematic wounds. Here's what you need to know.
Joseph E, Grey, Keith G, Harding, Stuart, Enoch   +2 more
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YOLO-Based Deep Learning Model for Pressure Ulcer Detection and Classification

Healthcare, 2023
Pressure ulcers are significant healthcare concerns affecting millions of people worldwide, particularly those with limited mobility. Early detection and classification of pressure ulcers are crucial in preventing their progression and reducing ...
Bader Aldughayfiq, Farzeen Ashfaq, Noor Zaman Jhanjhi, M. Humayun   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Frequency of Pressure Ulcers and Related Risk Factors in Patients Transferred From the Intensive Care Unit to the Internal Diseases Clinic

Ahi Evran Medical Journal, 2023
Purpose: Determination of pressure ulcer frequency and pressure ulcer-related clinical features in patients transferred from intensive care units (ICU) to internal medicine clinics. Material and Methods: A prospective, observational study included 100
Mustafa KELEŞ, Mehmet UZUNLULU, Cündullah TORUN   +2 more
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The Novel Digital Therapeutics Sensor and Algorithm for Pressure Ulcer Care Based on Tissue Impedance

Sensors, 2023
Visual diagnosis and rejuvenation are methods currently used to diagnose and treat pressure ulcers, respectively. However, the treatment process is difficult.
Tae-Mi Jung, Dae-Jin Jang, Jong-Ha Lee
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Braden Scale in pressure ulcer risk assessment.

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020
OBJECTIVE To analyze the applicability of the Braden Scale to individuals admitted to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with the nursing diagnosis Impaired Physical Mobility, in its prediction potential to develop pressure ulcer (PU).
R. Jansen, Kedyma Batista de Almeida Silva, Maria Edileuza Soares Moura   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impaired mobility and pressure ulcer development in older adults: excess movement and too little movement - two sides of the one coin?

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2020
AIM To identify how activity and mobility lead to pressure ulcer development, using two objective assessments, one for mobility and one for early pressure ulcer detection.
Aglecia Moda Vitoriano Budri, Z. Moore, D. Patton, T. O’Connor, L. Nugent, A. Mc Cann, Pinar Avsar   +6 more
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Pressure Relieving Support Surfaces: a Randomised Evaluation 2 (PRESSURE 2): using photography for blinded central endpoint review

Trials, 2021
Background PRESSURE 2 is a randomised evaluation of the clinical and cost-effectiveness of two types of mattress for the prevention of pressure ulcers (PUs). The primary clinical endpoint was time to development of a category ≥2 PU.
Elizabeth McGinnis, Isabelle L Smith, Howard Collier, Lyn Wilson, Susanne Coleman, Nikki Stubbs, Sarah Brown, Rachael Gilberts, Valerie Henderson, Kay Walker, E. Andrea Nelson, Jane Nixon, on behalf of the PRESSURE 2 Trial Group   +12 more
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Assessment of Pressure Ulcer Risk among Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Unit at a Tertiary Level Hospital

Journal of Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, 2021
Background: Pressure ulcer continues to be a major health problem and prevention has been the main emphasis of patient care. Rigorous evaluation of patients in intensive care unit is necessary for early identification of those at risk of developing ...
Pramila Baral, Abja Sapkota, Rashmi Gachhadar, Ishwori Lama, Sita Bhusal, Bikash Raj Thapa   +5 more
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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.
Dictionary of Nursing, Dinsdale SM., Isaac PH Leung, Karen Ousey, Karl Walton, Landis E., Leigh T Fleming, Millington PF, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance, Safety Thermometer, Saladin K., Simon M Barrans   +12 more
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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 ...
Bader, Dan L, Berlowitz, Dan, Coleman, Susanne, Cuddigan, Janet, Dealey, Carol, Dowding, Dawn, Farrin, Amanda, Gefen, Amit, Jude, Edward, Keen, Justin, McGinnis, Elizabeth, Muir, Delia, Nelson, E Andrea, Nixon, Jane, Oomens, Cees W J, Schols, Jos M G A, Schoonhoven, Lisette, Stubbs, Nikki, Vowden, Peter, Wilson, Lyn   +19 more
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