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EUREKA study - The evaluation of real-life use of a biophotonic system in chronic wound management: An interim analysis [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: Interest has grown regarding photobiomodulation (PBM) with low-level light therapy, which has been shown to positively affect the stages of the wound healing process.
Bassetto, Franco, Dini, Valentina, Fauverghe, St\ue9phane, Iacopi, Elisabetta, Janowska, Agata, Piaggesi, Alberto, Romanelli, Marco, Scapagnini, Giovanni, Scarpa, Carlotta   +8 more
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Prediction Pressure Ulcers in High Care Unit Patients: Evaluating Risk Factors and Predictive Scale Using a Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

Avicenna Journal of Medicine
Background The incidence of ulcer pressure in the high care unit (HCU) was relatively high and could be reliably predicted using tools such as the Norton and Jackson/Cubbin scales.
Anies Dewi Wirati Indraswari, Umi Aisyiyah, Kurniawan Kurniawan, Meircurius Dwi Condro Surboyo   +3 more
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Instruments for the care of pressure injury in pediatrics and hebiatrics: an integrative review of the literature

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2018
Objective: to identify existing instruments in the scientific literature about the care of pressure injuries in pediatric and hebiatric patients. Method: an integrative review that selected 32 articles from the PubMed/Medline, LILACS, Scopus and CINAHL ...
Mayara Kelly Moura Ferreira, Sabrina de Souza Gurgel, Francisca Elisângela Teixeira Lima, Maria Vera Lúcia Moreira Leitão Cardoso, Viviane Martins da Silva   +4 more
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Assessment and management of diabetic ulcers in the primary health care setting [PDF]

, 2008
John is a 62 year old gentleman who has been suffering from type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for the past 7 years. He presents to the clinic with an ulcer 5 mm in diameter on the lateral aspect of the right foot near the metatarsophalangeal joint area. The ulcer
De Gabriele, Renzo
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Exploring the role of pain as an early predictor of category 2 pressure ulcers: a prospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2017
Objective To explore pressure area related pain as a predictor of category ≥2 pressure ulcer (PU) development. Design Multicentre prospective cohort study. Setting UK hospital and community settings. Participants inclusion Consenting acutely ill
Briggs, Michelle, Brown, Julia M., Brown, Sarah, Coleman, Susanne, Dealey, Carol, McGinnis, Elizabeth, Muir, Delia, Nelson, E. Andrea, Nixon, Jane, Smith, Isabelle L., Stevenson, Rebecca, Stubbs, Nikki, Wilson, Lyn   +12 more
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Prospective study of pressure ulcer risk in spinal cord injury patients [PDF]

, 1994
Gladys P. Rodriguez, Susan L. Garber
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Wound cleansing for pressure ulcers

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2004
Pressure ulcers (also called pressure sores, bed sores and decubitus ulcers) are areas of tissue damage that occur in the very old, malnourished or acutely ill, who cannot reposition themselves. Pressure ulcers impose a significant financial burden on health care systems and negatively affect quality of life.
Zena Moore, Seamus Cowman
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Explication of the Construct of Shared Care and the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in Home Health Care [PDF]

, 1996
The purpose of this investigation was to render a more complete understanding of subjective perceptions of pressure ulcers from the perspective of family dyads, and to study the effect of these subjective experiences on preventive behaviors and pressure ...
Sebern, Margaret
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Quality improvement, research, and evidence-based practice: 5 years experience with pressure ulcers [PDF]

, 1998
Margaret B. Harrison, Jo Logan, Lynn Joseph, Ian D. Graham   +3 more
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Polyurethane film dressings and ceramide 2-containing hydrocolloid dressing reduce the risk of pressure ulcer development in high-risk patients undergoing surgery: a matched case-control study

Chronic Wound Care Management and Research, 2015
Masushi Kohta,1 Kazumi Sakamoto,2 Tsunao Oh-i31Medical Engineering Laboratory, ALCARE Co, Ltd, Sumida-ku, Tokyo, 2Department of Nursing, 3Department of Dermatology, Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center, Ami, Ibaraki, JapanBackground: Numerous ...
Kohta M, Sakamoto K, Oh-i T
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