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Nutritional intakes of patients at risk of pressure ulcers in the clinical setting [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: Malnutrition is a risk factor for pressure ulcers. The aim of this study was to describe the energy and protein intakes of hospitalized patients at risk for pressure ulcers and to identify predictors of eating ...
Banks, Merrilyn, Chaboyer, Wendy, Desbrow, Ben, Leveritt, Michael, Roberts, Shelley   +4 more
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Finite Element Analysis to model ischemia experienced in the development of device related pressure ulcers. [PDF]

, 2019
Pressure ulcers are a common occurrence of damage to skin. Severity ranges from slightly discoloured skin to full thickness tissue damage which can be fatal in some cases.
Dictionary of Nursing, Dinsdale SM., Isaac PH Leung, Karen Ousey, Karl Walton, Landis E., Leigh T Fleming, Millington PF, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and Pan Pacific Pressure Injury Alliance, Safety Thermometer, Saladin K., Simon M Barrans   +12 more
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Impact of a suggested nursing protocol on the occurrence of medical device-related pressure ulcers in critically ill patients

Central European Journal of Nursing and Midwifery, 2018
Aim: Medical Device-Related Pressure Ulcers are skin breakdowns related to certain medical devices that increase morbidity, lengthen hospital stays, and increase the cost of treatment.
Ahmed Yehia Zakaria, Khaled Mohamed Taema, Manal Saied Ismael, Sameh Elhabashy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Penerapan Tindakan Alih Baring dan Pemberian Olive Oil untuk Mencegah Pressure Ulcers di Ruang Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

Ners Muda
Pasien diruang ICU berisiko tinggi mengalami pressure ulcers karena tirah baring yang lama dengan kondisi keterbatasan gerak dan penurunan kesadaran.
Chanif Chanif, Lukluk Yuniasari
doaj   +1 more source

Pressure ulcer and nutrition

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2018
Pressure ulcers can diminish global life quality, contribute to rapid mortality in some patients and pose a significant cost to health-care organizations. Accordingly, their prevention and management are highly important. Nutritional deprivation and insufficient dietary intake are the key risk factors for the development of pressure ulcers and impaired
Saghaleini, Seied Hadi, Dehghan, Kasra, Shadvar, Kamran, Sanaie, Sarvin, Mahmoodpoor, Ata, Ostadi, Zohreh   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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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Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention. [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers (also known as bedsores, pressure sores, decubitus ulcers) are areas of localised damage to the skin and underlying tissue due to pressure, shear or friction. They are common in the elderly and immobile and costly in financial
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Impact of Stress‐Induced Hyperglycemia on In‐Hospital Medical Complications in Patients With Acute Stroke: From a Large‐Scale Nationwide Longitudinal Registry

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims This study aimed to explore the relationship between stress‐induced hyperglycemia (SIH) and in‐hospital medical complications in patients with acute stroke. Methods We enrolled 865,765 patients with acute stroke from the Chinese Stroke Center Alliance cohort.
Xintong Song, Yi Ju, Hongqiu Gu, Zhikai Zhu, Zixiao Li, Qian Zhang, Xingquan Zhao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Role of Prednisone and 25‐Hydroxyvitamin D on Bone Mineral Density and Osteoporosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We evaluated the role of 25‐hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D), prednisone, and other risk factors for bone mineral density (BMD) loss and osteoporosis in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods We calculated the association between 25(OH)D levels and other potential risk factors and BMD measures (spine T scores) and osteoporosis (defined as a T ...
Nima Madanchi, Andrea Fava, Daniel W. Goldman, Laurence S. Magder, Michelle Petri   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source