Investigating staff knowledge of safeguarding and pressure ulcers in care homes [PDF]
Objective: To investigate whether nursing/care home staff regard pressure ulceration as a safeguarding issue; and to explore reporting mechanisms for pressure ulcers in nursing/care homes.
Ousey, K. +7 more
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Surgical Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcers: A Tanzanian University Teaching Hospital Experience. [PDF]
\ud \ud Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) pose a therapeutic challenge to surgeons, especially in developing countries where health care resources are limited and the vast majority of patients present to health facilities late with advanced foot ulcers.
Kabangila Rodrick +35 more
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The prevalence of pain at pressure areas and pressure ulcers in hospitalised patients. [PDF]
Background: Patients with pressure ulcers (PUs) report that pain is their most distressing symptom, but there are few PU pain prevalence studies. We sought to estimate the prevalence of unattributed pressure area related pain (UPAR pain) which was ...
Rivers, Carly +36 more
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Experiences With Surgical Treatment of Chronic Lower Limb Ulcers at a Tertiary Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: A Prospective Review of 300 Cases. [PDF]
Chronic lower limb ulcers constitute a major public health problem of great important all over the world and contribute significantly to high morbidity and long-term disabilities. There is paucity of information regarding chronic lower limb ulcers in our
Rambau, Peter +13 more
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Pressure ulcer related pain in community populations: a prevalence survey. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Pressure ulcers are costly to the healthcare provider and can have a major impact on patient's quality of life. One of the most distressing symptoms reported is pain.
McGinnis, Elizabeth +33 more
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Clinical Profile and Outcome of Surgical Treatment of Perforated Peptic Ulcers in Northwestern Tanzania: A Tertiary Hospital Experience. [PDF]
\ud \ud Perforated peptic ulcer is a serious complication of peptic ulcers with potential risk of grave complications. There is paucity of published reports on perforated peptic ulcer disease in our local environment. This study was conducted to evaluate
Kabangila Rodrick +31 more
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Inter-rater reliability of the EPUAP pressure ulcer classification system using photographs [PDF]
Background. Many classification systems for grading pressure ulcers are discussed in the literature. Correct identification and classification of a pressure ulcer is important for accurate reporting of the magnitude of the problem, and for timely ...
Tom Defloor +6 more
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Differentiating Arteriolosclerotic Ulcers of Martorell from Other Types of Leg Ulcers Based on Vascular Histomorphology [PDF]
Clinical differential diagnosis of arteriolosclerotic ulcers of Martorell is challenging due to the lack of clearly affirmative instrument-based diagnostic criteria.
Bossart, Simon +23 more
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Comparative Evaluation of Efficacy of Jati Ghrita and 1% Chlorhexidine Gluconate on Aphthous Stomatitis- A Research Protocol for Randomised Control Trial [PDF]
Introduction: Aphthous ulcer is seen to be one of the most commonly occurring ailments found among patients that dentists may come across on a daily basis.
Devyani Taori +5 more
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Gastro-Intestinal Tract Complications During Antithrombotic Therapy
Use of antithrombotic aids (ATA) significantly impact the prevention of life-threatening cardiovascular complications. ATA applications, however, are associated with a wide range of adverse digestive system responses.
E. V. Moroz +3 more
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