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Indian Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine KLEU, 2019 Pressure ulcers are classic chronic ulcers that appear over the areas of pressure and trauma in the skin that has lost sensation. Tethered cord syndrome is a rare etiology of chronic pressure ulcer originating from the central nervous system.
Ramesh Killedar +2 more
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Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 2021 Jie Song,1 Yuan Gao,2 Pengbin Yin,3 Yi Li,1 Yang Li,2 Jie Zhang,4 Qingqing Su,1 Xiaojie Fu,2 Hongying Pi5 1Medical School of Chinese PLA, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2First Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People ...
Song J +8 more
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The diagnostic value of measuring pressure pain perception in patients with diabetes mellitus
Swiss Medical Weekly, 2012 QUESTION UNDER STUDY: Repetitive skin trauma and reduced pressure pain sensation are necessary components of plantar ulcer risk in patients with diabetic neuropathy.
Tobias Wienemann, Ernst Adolf Chantelau
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PLoS ONE, 2020 INTRODUCTION:Pressure ulcer is a frequent complication in patients hospitalized in nursing homes and has a serious impact on quality of life and overall health. Moreover, ulcer treatment is highly expensive. Several studies have shown that pressure ulcer
Lorenzo Righi +5 more
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Physiology and prevention of heel ulcers: The state of science [PDF]
, 2003 The prevalence of heel ulcers across settings is high and is increasing. Prevention of ulcers requires knowledge of their etiology and the scientific basis for preventive care. The interaction between external pressure and the heel vasculature is central
Stotts, N. A, Wong, Vivian K.
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Repositioning for treating pressure ulcers
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2008 Pressure, from lying or sitting on a particular part of the body results in reduced oxygen and nutrient supply, impaired drainage of waste products and damage to cells. If a patient with an existing pressure ulcer continues to lie or bear weight on the affected area, the tissues become depleted of blood flow and there is no oxygen or nutrient supply to
Seamus Cowman, Zena Moore
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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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Veins and Lymphatics, 2013 Ulcer stockings are produced to have higher interface pressure and easier application compared to those of classic medical compression stockings. We aimed to compare volume decrease, pressure loss and stiffness index of a classical medical compression ...
Győző Szolnoky +5 more
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Pressure ulcer management [PDF]
, 2006 Pressure ulcers are usually the result of sustained pressure on parts of the body such as the heels, trochanteric and sacral areas. The main risk factors contributing to pressure ulcer formation are acute illness, injury or sedation.
Ferry, Peter
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Comparing alternating pressure mattresses and high-specification foam mattresses to prevent pressure ulcers in high-risk patients: the PRESSURE 2 RCT [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a burden to patients, carers and health-care providers. Specialist mattresses minimise the intensity and duration of pressure on vulnerable skin sites in at-risk patients. Primary objective: Time to developing a
Brown, Julia +20 more
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