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Development and validation of a new patient-reported outcome measure for patients with pressure ulcers: the PU-QOL instrument. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcome (PRO) data are integral to patient care, policy decision making and healthcare delivery. PRO assessment in pressure ulcers is in its infancy, with few studies including PROs as study outcomes.
Gorecki, C, McGinnis, Elizabeth, Cano, S, Coleman, S, Briggs, Michelle; id_orcid, McGinnis, E, Wilson, L, Briggs, Michelle, Nelson, AE, Nelson, Andrea E, Cano, Stefan, Cano, S. J., Dealey, Carol, Dealey, C, Stubbs, N, Briggs, M, Nixon, J, Lamping, DL, Brown, Julia M., Lamping, D. L., Coleman, Susanne, Nixon, Jane, Lamping, Donna L., Brown, Julia M, Wilson, Lyn, Nelson, Andrea E.; id_orcid, Lamping, Donna L, Stubbs, Nikki, Gorecki, Claudia, Brown, JM   +29 more
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Pressure Ulcer Diagnosis Is Associated with Increased Mortality in Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease: A Retrospective Study

Life, 2023
Pressure ulcers are associated with multiple comorbidities and annually affect approximately 3 million Americans, directly accounting for approximately 60,000 deaths per year. Because patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are known to present with
Gabriela A. Duchesne, Jennifer L. Waller, Stephanie L. Baer, Lufei Young, Wendy B. Bollag   +4 more
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Investigating the Frequency of Pressure Ulcers and Their Effective Factors in Intensive Care Units

Archives of Anesthesia and Critical Care, 2020
Background: For patients with prolonged bed rest and immobilization because of motor or consciousness disorders, many factors may contribute to the development of pressure ulcers.
Masoum Khoshfetrat, Aliakbar Keykha, Saman Nasrolahi, Reza Farahmandrad, Mohammad Behnampour   +4 more
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Analysis of epidemiological characteristics and surgical treatment of patients with pressure ulcer [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2022
Introduction/Objective A pressure ulcer is a localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue, usually over a bony prominence. It appears as a result of pressure or the combination of pressure and shear.
Petrović-Popović Dragana, Stojičić Milan, Nikolić-Živanović Maja   +2 more
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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
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Prevalence of pressure ulcers in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

, 2021
A recent global review of pressure ulcers contained no studies from Africa. To identify the prevalence and incidence of pressure ulcers in Africa. Bibliographic databases, African specific databases, grey literature.
Shiferaw, Wondimeneh Shibabaw, Korsah, Kwadwo, Anthony, Denis, Safari, Reza, Alosaimi, Dalyal   +4 more
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Evaluation of Pressure Ulcer Frequency and Risk Factors in Pediatric Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Study

Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2022
Introduction:The aim of this study is to determinate the frequency and characteristics of pressure ulcers in critically ill children hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care units (4 centers) in Adana.
İlknur Arslan, Kübra İrday Demir, Faruk Ekinci, Yasemin Özkale, Ümit Ece   +4 more
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Clinical and microbiological efficacy of medicinal maggots in the treatment of pressure ulcers in Egypt [PDF]

Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2017
Pressure ulcers are a significant public health problem, especially for patients in long term care facilities. This study aimed to assess the clinical and microbiological efficacy of maggot therapy in the treatment of pressure ulcers.
Tarek Tantawi, Yousry Gohar, Soheir William, Mamdouh Kotb, Nesreen Abou Zeid   +4 more
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Heel Pressure Ulcers: a study of wound healing [PDF]

, 2011
Background Heels are a common location for pressure ulcers (PUs); they may be physiologically different to other PU sites and their healing is poorly understood. Aim To summarise the effects of support surfaces and identify prognostic factors in
McGinnis, Elizabeth
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The effect of the SAFE or SORRY? programme on patient safety knowledge of nurses in hospitals and nursing homes: a cluster randomised trial [PDF]

, 2010
Background: patients in hospitals and nursing homes are at risk for the development of often preventable adverse events. Guidelines for the prevention of many types of adverse events are available, however compliance with these guidelines appears to be ...
Koopmans, Raymond T.C.M., Vloet, L.C.M., Koopmans, R.T.C.M., Koopmans, Raymond T.CM., Vloet, Lilian C.M., Lisette Schoonhoven, Theo van Achterberg, Schoonhoven, L., Schoonhoven, Lisette, Achterberg, T. van, Van Gaal, Betsie G.I., van Achterberg, Theo, George F. Borm, Achterberg, Theo van, Betsie G.I. van Gaal, Joke A.J. Mintjes, Borm, G.F., Gaal, B.G.I. van, Mintjes, Joke, Borm, George, Lilian C.M. Vloet, Raymond T.C.M. Koopmans, Borm, George F., Gaal, H.G.I. van, Mintjes-de Groot, A.J., Mintjes, Joke A.J.   +25 more
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