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Mathematical Modelling of Different Types of Body Support Surface for Pressure Ulcer Prevention [PDF]

, 2014
Pressure ulcer is a common problem for today’s healthcare industry. It occurs due to external load applied to the skin. Also when the subject is immobile for a longer period of time and there is continuous load applied to a particular area of human body,
Cole, Jonathan, Dubey, Venketesh N., Hickish, Tamas F., Mishu, Mahbub C.   +3 more
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Mini punch graft for chronic leg ulcers, case series

Dermatology Reports, 2019
Chronic leg ulcer can caused morbidity and decreased quality of life. Previous study reported leg ulcer affect up to 3% of adult population worldwide Mini punch graft is one of therapeutic options of chronic leg ulcer.
Angela Mistralina Lukito, Dinda Saraswati Murniastuti, Hajar Imtihani, Niken Trisnowati, Yohanes Widodo Wirohadidjojo   +4 more
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The evidence supporting the use of honey as a wound dressing [PDF]

, 2006
Some clinicians are under the impression that there is little or no evidence to support the use of honey as a wound dressing. This impression is reinforced by it being concluded in systematic reviews that the evidence is not of a high standard.
Molan, Peter C.
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Refractory cutaneo-gastric conduit fistula after esophagectomy repaired by a pectoralis major muscle flap and split-thickness skin graft

Surgical Case Reports, 2019
Background Gastric conduit ulcer after esophagectomy is not uncommon. In cases where a gastric conduit ulcer penetrates the adjacent organs, it is difficult to select a suitable treatment strategy. The treatment depends on the adjacent organs penetrated.
Rintaro Yoshida, Noriaki Sadanaga, Takuya Honboh, Hisashi Migita, Hiroshi Matsuura   +4 more
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EPUAP classification system for pressure ulcers: European reliability study [PDF]

, 2007
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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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P6 Effect of platelet-rich xenogenic gel on induced skin ulcer healing in a rat model with type 2 diabetes

Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes, 2020
Introduction: skin ulcers can generate serious complications in people with diabetes, which can lead to partial or total amputation of the compromised limb. Platelet-rich gel is being used frequently to promote the healing of a skin ulcer.
Pedro Aro, Solange Chacon, José Aguilar
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Challenges in the management of Buruli ulcer in Nigeria – A case report and literature review

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2023
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a disfiguring infective skin lesion caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. If untreated, BU may lead to extensive soft-tissue loss and other complications.
Oluwatosin Stephen Ilori, Oluwatosin Ruth Ilori, Ayobami Oyetunji Alabi, Stephen Ishola Adedokun   +3 more
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Infection with Mansonella perstans Nematodes in Buruli Ulcer Patients, Ghana. [PDF]

, 2014
During August 2010-December 2012, we conducted a study of patients in Ghana who had Buruli ulcer, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, and found that 23% were co-infected with Mansonella perstans nematodes; 13% of controls also had M. perstans infection. M.
Alexander Debrah, Asio, Awadzi, Benbow, Bernhard Fleischer, Birte Kretschmer, Denham, Fred S. Sarfo, Gisela Bretzel, Hoerauf, Johnson, Justice Abotsi, Kabiru M. Abass, Lavender, Mabel Sarpong Duah, Marc Jacobsen, Marcus Beissner, Mark Wansbrough-Jones, Marsollier, Marsollier, Michael Frimpong, Ohene Adjei, Onapa, Richard O. Phillips, Simonsen, Wansbrough-Jones, William Thompson, Williamson, Yaw Ampem-Amoako   +28 more
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Development of a Patch-Type Sensor for Skin Using Laser Irradiation Based on Tissue Impedance for Diagnosis and Treatment of Pressure Ulcer

IEEE Access, 2021
Pressure ulcer is a disease that has been increasing rapidly worldwide in recent years following the growing elderly population. However, its diagnoses and treatments still depend on the naked eye and traditional drug treatments, respectively.
Eun-Bin Park, Jin-Chul Heo, Chanil Kim, Beomjoon Kim, Kwangyeol Yoon, Jong-Ha Lee   +5 more
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Hair-follicle transplant as chronic skin ulcer treatment

Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Dermatologia e Venereologia, 2022
Chronic skin ulcers treatment is a common challenge in clinical dermatology practice. In recent years, hair-follicles transplantation emerged as an effective chronic skin ulcer treatment.
Leandro Silva, Rui Oliveira Soares
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