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EFFICACY OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY IN EARLY DIABETIC FOOT ULCER MANAGEMENT IN COMPARISON WITH ADVANCED MOIST WOUND THERAPY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2021
Objective: To compare negative pressure wound therapy with advanced moist wound therapy in managing early diabetic foot ulcer. Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Naveed Ahmed Sheen, Ali Murtaza Samar, Muhammad Ibrar Butt, Zeeshan Ayub, Faisal Nadeem   +4 more
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Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers by newest recommendations from European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP): practical reference guide for GPs

Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2017
The guideline titled “Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: clinical practice guideline” is the result of a collaborative effort between the National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP), European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) and Pan ...
Jakub Taradaj
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A prediction tool for hospital‐acquired pressure ulcers among surgical patients: Surgical pressure ulcer risk score

International Wound Journal, 2018
Surgical patients are prone to developing hospital‐acquired pressure ulcers (HAPU). Therefore, a better prediction tool is needed to predict risk using preoperative data.
F. Aloweni, S. Ang, S. Fook-Chong, Nurliyana Agus, Patricia Yong, Meh Meh Goh, L. Tucker-Kellogg, Rick Chai Soh   +7 more
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Comparing the Effect of Henna Oil and Olive Oil on Pressure Ulcer Grade One in Intensive Care Units Patients

Advanced Biomedical Research, 2019
Background: One of the most common problems in the intensive care unit (ICU) is the incidence of pressure ulcer or bedsore. This research was conducted with the aim to compare the effect of henna and olive on pressure ulcer grade one in ICU patients ...
Elahe Poursadra, Motahare Anvari-Tafti, Asieh Dehghani, Maryam Eghbali-Babadi, Zahra Rafiei   +4 more
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The cost-effectiveness of a patient centred pressure ulcer prevention care bundle: findings from the INTACT cluster randomised trial [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Pressure ulcers are serious, avoidable, costly and common adverse outcomes of healthcare. Objectives: To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of a patient-centred pressure ulcer prevention care bundle compared to standard care.
Allman, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Boyd, Briggs, Brigid M. Gillespie, Chaboyer, Chaboyer, Claxton, Dealey, Demarre, Demarre, Elizabeth McInnes, Gillespie, Gorecki, Graves, Hengstermann, Independent Hospital Pricing Authority, Jackson, Jennifer A. Whitty, Joan Webster, Jose Cumsille, Lukman Thalib, Marianne Wallis, Mathiesen, Merrilyn Banks, Ng, Nguyen, Power, Queensland Health, Reddy, Rosenthal, Sebba Tosta de Souza, Shelley Roberts, Tracey Bucknall, van Gaal, Vetrano, Wendy Chaboyer   +36 more
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A study on the nursing knowledge, attitude, and performance towards pressure ulcer prevention among nurses in Korea long‐term care facilities

International Wound Journal, 2019
This study aimed to investigate Korean nurses' level of knowledge, attitude, and performance of pressure ulcer prevention in long‐term care facilities. A descriptive study was performed. Convenience sampling was used, and registered nurses were recruited
J. Y. Kim, Y. Lee
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Pressure ulcer prevention practices and associated factors among nurses in public hospitals of Harari regional state and Dire Dawa city administration, Eastern Ethiopia.

PLoS ONE, 2020
IntroductionPressure ulcer is one of the major challenges in hospitals; which endanger patient safety, prolonging hospital stay and contributed to disability and death.
Asmare Getie, Amsalu Baylie, Agegnehu Bante, Biftu Geda, Firehiwot Mesfin   +4 more
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The effectiveness of two silicone dressings for sacral and heel pressure ulcer prevention compared with no dressings in high‐risk intensive care unit patients: a randomized controlled parallel‐group trial

British Journal of Dermatology, 2019
There is a high incidence of pressure ulcers in high‐risk settings such as intensive care. There is emerging evidence that the application of dressings to pressure ulcer predilection areas (sacrum and heels) improves prevention strategies.
E. Hahnel, M. E. Genedy, Tsenka Tomova-Simitchieva, A. Hauss, Andrea Stroux, Anna Lechner, Claudia Richter, Merve Akdeniz, Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, Nils Löber, Jan Kottner   +10 more
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EPUAP classification system for pressure ulcers: European reliability study [PDF]

, 2007
‘The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com .' Copyright Blackwell PublishingPeer ...
Bates-Jensen B.M, Bennett R.G., Black J., Bours G.J., Collier M., Dealey C., Derre B., Donnelly J., European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP), Fletcher J., Guggenmoos-Holzmann I., Maklebust J., National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel., Polit D.F., Russell L., Sharp A., Witkowski J.A., Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses Society (WOCN)   +17 more
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Prevalence and risk factors of pressure ulcer in hospitalized adult patients; a single center study from Ethiopia

BMC Research Notes, 2018
The main objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of pressure ulcer and its risk factors among adult hospitalized patients at Dessie Referral Hospital, Northeast Ethiopia, 2016 G.C A cross-sectional institutional based study with a single ...
Dinkie Tadele Bereded, M. H. Salih, A. Abebe   +2 more
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