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Pressure injury in Australian public hospitals: a cost-of-illness study [PDF]
, 2015 Objective: Pressure injuries (PI) are largely preventable and can be viewed as an adverse outcome of a healthcare admission, yet they affect millions of people and consume billions of dollars in healthcare spending.
Allman +34 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Gut microbiota and biomarkers are linked to diseases like neurological disorders and metabolic syndromes. Ingestible capsule robots enable minimally invasive gut health assessment. This article proposes a promising direction for the advancement of capsule robots, integrating in situ sampling, real‐time diagnostics, and personalized therapy.
Xizong Chen +3 more
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Huli yanjiu, 2019 Objective:To evaluate the predictive ability of various scales on pressure ulcer in surgical patients by the Braden Scale and Risk Factors Assessment Scale for Pressure Ulcer in Surgery Patients developed in the operating room in Second Affiliated ...
陈家琦 +3 more
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Marjolin's ulcers: theories, prognostic factors and their peculiarities in spina bifida patients [PDF]
, 2010 Background Due to improved care, more and more children born with spina bifida in rural Kenya are surviving into adulthood. This improved survival has led to significant challenges in their lifestyles, especially the need to ensure pressure ulcer ...
Peter M Nthumba
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.An introduction for multidrive and environment‐adaptive micro/nanorobotics: design and fabrication strategies, intelligent actuation, and their applications. Various intelligent actuation approaches—magnetic, acoustic, optical, chemical, and biological—can be synergistically designed to enhance flexibility and adaptive behavior for precision medicine ...
Aiqing Ma +10 more
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Evaluation of the Healing Progress of Pressure Ulcers Treated with Cathodal High-Voltage Monophasic Pulsed Current: Results of a Prospective, Double-blind, Randomized Clinical Trial [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effectiveness of high-voltage monophasic pulsed current (HVMPC) as an adjunct to a standard wound care for the treatment of Stage II and III pressure ulcers (PrUs).
Agnieszka Nawrat-Szoltysik +9 more
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Early Radiation Therapy Response Assessment Using Multi‐Scale Photoacoustic Imaging
Advanced Science, EarlyView.Tomographic and mesoscopic photoacoustics capture intratumoural features of radioresistance and response. ABSTRACT There is a critical unmet clinical need to identify biomarkers that predict and detect radiation therapy (RT) response in cancer. Using the unique capabilities of multi‐scale photoacoustic imaging (PAI) to depict tumor oxygenation and ...
Thierry L. Lefebvre +12 more
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Exploring Resilience When Living with a Wound — An Integrative Literature Review [PDF]
, 2014 The psychological impact for patients with wounds can be significant, and adverse psychological effects frequently occur when there are permanent changes in the body’s structure or function.
Edward, Karen-Leigh, Ousey, Karen
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Promoting Treg Polarization‐Mediated Anti‐Scar and Appendage Regeneration in Wound Healing
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study develops a PLGA@LA‐BMP4‐PG bilayer scaffold to address scar formation and appendage loss in skin repair. The piezoelectric PLA layer enhances cell migration via electric fields, while GelMA delivers LA promoting Tregs polarization and BMP4 inhibiting FBs differentiation.
Yiwen Yang +10 more
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Journal of Current Oncology and Medical Sciences, 2023 Introduction: Pressure ulcer is a pressure-induced tissue injury that can affect the skin, muscle, connective tissue, cartilage, and bone. Pressure ulcer is a painful, debilitating condition that endangers a person's health by increasing mortality and ...
Zahra Razi- Chafi +2 more
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