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Pressure Ulcers Surveillance Report
Türk Yoğun Bakim Derneği Dergisi, 2015 Objective: Pressure ulcer is a chronic wound. It reduces the quality of life of the elderly and individuals with restricted range of motion. It prolongs hospital stay and increases the risk of complications. The cost is quite high. Preventive actions for
Zehra Esin Gencer, Özlenen Özkan
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The Effect of Practices by Caregiver Mothers of Children with Tracheostomies at Home on the Occurrence of Pressure Ulcers [PDF]
Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care MedicineIntroduction: Children with tracheostomies who are bedridden at home are vulnerable to the risk of pressure ulcers. This study aimed to determine the practices made by mothers, who care for their children with tracheostomy at home, for pressure ulcers ...
Hamide Nur Çevik Özdemir +1 more
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Revista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2019 During this research project, we are investigating if repositioning an immobile patient every two hours would reduce the risk of pressure ulcers forming. Pressure ulcers are caused by increased pressure or friction on bony prominences and are most likely
Bismarck Ascar Sauaia +7 more
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Effect of Implementing Care Bundle on Preventing Pressure Ulcers Development among Immobilized Orthopedic Patients [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2021 Background: Pressure ulcers are localized injuries of the skin or underlying tissue caused by prolonged pressure, and exposure to shear forces or friction.
Manal Abdelsalam Amin +1 more
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BMJ, 2006 All health care providers need to be involved in preventing and treating these problematic wounds. Here's what you need to know.
Joseph E, Grey +2 more
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Characteristics and Risk Factors for Pressure Ulcers in Severe Trauma Patients Admitted to the Trauma Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
Journal of Acute Care Surgery, 2023 Purpose A retrospective descriptive study was performed to develop strategies to manage or prevent pressure ulcers in patients with severe trauma being cared for in the trauma intensive care unit (TICU).
Seung-yeon Lim +2 more
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Risk factors of Pressure Ulcers in hospitalized elderly Egyptian people [PDF]
The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 2021 Background: Pressure ulcers affect a large scale of elderly people. Despite advances in technology, the rate continues to increase. This increases morbidity, health care costs and mortality.
Heba Mohamed Tawfik
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Diagnostics, 2023 Background: Neurological disease patients present an increased risk of developing pressure ulcers. The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers and their impact on length of stay and functional recovery ...
Angelo Alito +7 more
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Frontiers in Surgery, 2023 Many studies on the recurrence of pressure ulcers after surgical reconstruction have focused on surgical techniques and socioeconomic factors. Herein, we aimed to identify the risk factors of the associated comorbidities for pressure ulcer recurrence. We
Yueh-Ju Tsai +7 more
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Effect of Evidence Based Practices Guidelines on Immobilized Orthopedic Patients' Outcome regarding Pressure Ulcers [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2022 Background: Pressure ulcers are common health problems that represent a nursing and social burden. Mortality risk in a patient with pressure ulcer is two to six times greater than this in a patient with intact skin.
Eman Sobhy Omran, Doaa Mohamed Mahmoud
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