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A Review on Pressure Ulcer: Aetiology, Cost, Detection and Prevention Systems [PDF]

, 2014
Pressure ulcer (also known as pressure sore, bedsore, ischemia, decubitus ulcer) is a global challenge for today’s healthcare society. Found in several locations in the human body such as the sacrum, heel, back of the head, shoulder, knee caps, it occurs
Cole, Jonathan, Dubey, Venketesh N., Mishu, Mahbub C., Hickish, Tamas F.   +3 more
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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,
Cole, Jonathan, Dubey, Venketesh N., Mishu, Mahbub C., Hickish, Tamas F.   +3 more
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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
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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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Factors Affecting Prediction of Pressure Ulcer among Patients at Critical Care Unit: Suggested Nursing Care Plan [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2019
Background: Pressure ulcer (PU) commonly called Pressure injury (PI), pressure sores (PS), decubitus ulcers (DU) or bedsores (BS), are localized injury occur most often in the skin and subcutaneous tissue over bony prominences.
Dalia Ali Ameen, Neamatalah Goma Ahmed, Lobna A. Ibrahim   +2 more
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Adverse outcomes after major surgery in patients with pressure ulcer: a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study.

PLoS ONE, 2015
BackgroundPostoperative adverse outcomes in patients with pressure ulcer are not completely understood. This study evaluated the association between preoperative pressure ulcer and adverse events after major surgeries.MethodsUsing reimbursement claims ...
Chia-Lun Chou, Woan-Ruoh Lee, Chun-Chieh Yeh, Chun-Chuan Shih, Ta-Liang Chen, Chien-Chang Liao   +5 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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Knowledge and Practice of Second Year Nursing Students Regarding Care of Patients with Pressure Ulcer [PDF]

Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice
Background: Pressure ulcers are a prevalent complication for hospitalized patients. Nursing students can also help prevent pressure injuries as they are the future nursing workforce. Therefore, nursing students should be adequately prepared.
Zeinab Ali, Ayat Abdel hady, Badria Elkattan   +2 more
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Preventing Ischial Pressure Ulcers: III. Clinical Pilot Study of Chronic Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2011
Objective: BIONs™ (BIOnic Neurons) are injectable, wireless microstimulators that make chronic BION Active Seating (BAS) possible for pressure ulcer prevention (PUP).
Hilton M. Kaplan, Lucinda L. Baker, Salah Rubayi, Gerald E. Loeb   +3 more
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Pressure ulcer and nutrition

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, Dehghan, Kasra, Shadvar, Kamran, Sanaie, Sarvin, Mahmoodpoor, Ata, Ostadi, Zohreh   +5 more
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