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Hyponatremia as a risk factor for pressure ulcers in patients treated in palliative care ward – preliminary reports

open access: yesMedycyna Paliatywna, 2016
Introduction: Assessment of risk factors for developing pressure ulcers is a part of palliative care. In the literature, there are few reports on the possible significance of hyponatremia in the development of pressure ulcers.
Danuta Sternal, Jan Szewieczek
doaj  

The Effect of Practices by Caregiver Mothers of Children with Tracheostomies at Home on the Occurrence of Pressure Ulcers

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine
Introduction: 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
doaj   +1 more source

Incidence of pressure ulcers as healthcare quality indicators in nursing care

open access: yesRevista de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2012
Objective: to analyze the incidence of pressure ulcers as a healthcare quality indicator at Coronel Frota Hospital in Porto Alegre. Method: a quantitative study based on the principles of exploration and description, which used statistical analysis of ...
Mara Rosane Vargas e Silva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predictive value of pressure ulcer risk for obstructive coronary artery disease

open access: yesNursing Open, 2021
Aim To investigate the relationship between pressure ulcers risk and severity of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) by invasive coronary angiography. Design Cross‐sectional study.
Yao Wang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discordance Between Patient and Physician Global Assessments in Early Systemic Sclerosis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to identify factors associated with patient global assessment (PtGA) and physician global assessment (PhGA) and discordance between them in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Data from adults with early SSc (<5 years) from the Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy Registry were included.
Ellen Romich   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

Expression of matrix metalloproteinases⁃9,matrix metalloproteinases inhibitor 1 in Ⅲ~Ⅳ period pressure ulcer wound tissue of rats and its significance

open access: yesHuli yanjiu, 2020
ObjectiveTo study the expression levels of matrix metalloproteinase⁃9(MMP⁃9) and matrix metalloproteinases inhibitor⁃1(TIMP⁃1) in wound tissue of rats' Ⅲ~Ⅳ period pressure ulcers and its relationship with the damage degree of pressure ulcers,and to ...
SONG Meiyi, LI Xian
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Prevalence of pressure ulcers in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Pressure Ulcer Surveillance in Neurotrauma Patients at a Level One Trauma Centre in India

open access: yesOman Medical Journal, 2015
Objectives: Pressure ulcers are a multifactorial, prevalent, and preventable morbidity. They cause a burden both financially and emotionally, to the individual, their family and doctor, and to society as a whole.
Annu Babu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Gut–Heart Axis in Systemic Sclerosis: Evidence From a Large Prospective Early Disease Cohort

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Cardiac involvement significantly impacts prognosis in systemic sclerosis (SSc), highlighting the need for early risk stratification. Gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are common and often manifest early. Emerging data suggest a link between GI and cardiac manifestations, possibly through shared mechanisms like dysautonomia.
Francesca R. Di Ciommo   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of large sample characteristics for pressure ulcers risk prediction in acute critical patients

open access: yesHuli yanjiu, 2019
Objective:To probe into the sensitivity,specificity and critical value of Braden pressure ulcers risk prediction in acute critical patients.Methods:This study was a crosssectional descriptive study,in which the risk assessment and factor analysis of ...
袁浩斌   +4 more
doaj  

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