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The outcome and challenges of application of pressure ulcer prevention project in king Fahad Hospital Jeddah – 2023

open access: yesKufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2023
Background: A pressure ulcer (PU), also known as bedsore, pressure injury, or decubitus ulcer, is a localized injury brought on by sustained pressure applied to the skin and underlying soft tissue over an extended length of time. Aim: This study aimed
Esraa Mohammedalhussin Abdelhalim   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pressure ulcer related pain in community populations: a prevalence survey. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.
Briggs, M   +10 more
core   +3 more sources

Nurses’ knowledge to pressure ulcer prevention in public hospitals in Wollega: a cross-sectional study design

open access: yesBMC 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.
Werku Etafa Ebi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preventing pressure ulcers in aged care by auditing, and changing, work practices

open access: yesAsian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
Background: Two nurse consultants concerned with ongoing pressure ulcer development in a 44-bed residential aged care facility in Sydney, Australia, audited pressure ulcers and the use of air mattresses.
Catherine Sharp , Julie Campbell
doaj   +1 more source

Marjolin ulcer in pressure injury scar: a case report [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2021
Marjolin ulcer (epidermoid carcinoma) is a rare condition that arises from a chronic skin lesion. We present a patient who developed an epidermoid carcinoma in the scar tissue of a pressure ulcer. After eleven years of surgery to correct a pressure ulcer
Aline Fortes Machado   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pressure Ulcers

open access: yesBMJ clinical evidence, 2016
Unrelieved pressure or friction of the skin, particularly over bony prominences, can lead to pressure ulcers in up to a third of people in hospitals or community care, and a fifth of nursing home residents. Pressure ulcers are more likely in people with reduced mobility and poor skin condition, such as older people or those with vascular disease.We ...
Cullum, Nicky, Petherick, Emily
openaire   +5 more sources

The effects of polarized light therapy in pressure ulcer healing [PDF]

open access: yesVojnosanitetski Pregled, 2008
Background/Aim. Neglecting polarized light as an adjuvant therapy for pressure ulcers and methodology distinctions in the trials engaging polarized light are the reasons for many dilemmas and contradictions.
Đurović Aleksandar   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of healthy sitting behavior: Interface pressure distribution and subcutaneous tissue oxygenation [PDF]

open access: yes, 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 ...
Geffen, Paul van   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

The impact of hoist sling materials on interface pressure whilst sitting in healthy volunteers and wheelchair users : a comparative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Aim of the study To evaluate the effect of three sling fabrics on gluteal interface pressure whilst sitting in a population of wheelchair users and to compare these to data previously collected in a pilot study with a healthy population.
Aissaoui   +29 more
core   +1 more source

Pressure ulcer and nutrition

open access: yesIndian 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
Kasra Dehghan   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

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