The Missing Link: the key to improved wound assessment [PDF]
Clinicians discuss using Debrisoft to improve wound assessement, quality of life and cost ...
Bianchi, Janice +3 more
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Verbesserung der Wundheilung durch wassergefiltertes Infrarot A (wIRA) bei Patienten mit chronischen venösen Unterschenkel-Ulzera einschließlich infrarot-thermographischer Beurteilung [PDF]
Background: Water-filtered infrared-A (wIRA) is a special form of heat radiation with a high tissue-penetration and with a low thermal burden to the surface of the skin.
Hoffmann, Gerd +2 more
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Implementing clinical process management of vascular wounds in a tertiary facility: Impact evaluation of a performance improvement project [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Chronic vascular wounds have a significant economic and social impact on our society calling for allocation of a great deal of attention and resources.
Avruscio, Giampiero +3 more
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A comparison of the EQ-5D and the SF-6D across seven patient groups [PDF]
As the number of preference-based instruments grows, it becomes increasingly important to compare different preference-based measures of health in order to inform an important debate on the choice of instrument.
Brazier, J.E. +3 more
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Clinical usage of honey as a wound dressing: An update [PDF]
Honey is an ancient treatment that is increasingly earning its place in modern wound care. Evidence suggests it compares with other dressings in terms of its antibacterial properties, ease of use and ability to promote a moist ...
Molan, Peter C.
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Personal pain relief strategies used by venous ulcer patients
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Pain is a common symptom in venous ulcer patients and should be controlled. Knowing the strategies used by patients and offering new pain control possibilities may be effective means to improve assistance.
Dalva Cezar da Silva +4 more
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Ulcer stockings are produced to have higher interface pressure and easier application compared to those of classic medical compression stockings. We aimed to compare volume decrease, pressure loss and stiffness index of a classical medical compression ...
Győző Szolnoky +5 more
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The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]
Balancing skin hydration levels is important as any disruption in skin integrity will result in disturbance of the dermal water balance. The discovery that a moist wound healing environment actively supports the healing response when compared to a dry ...
Atiyeh B.S. +14 more
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Hepatic infarction following abdominal interventional procedures. [PDF]
To clarify the incidence, background, and progress of hepatic infarction following interventional procedures, cases of hepatic infarction following interventional procedures at our department during the last decade were identified by reviewing the ...
Akaki, Shiro +9 more
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Chinese version and reliability and validity test of Venous Leg Ulcer Self⁃Efficacy Tool
ObjectiveTo translate the Venous Leg Ulcer Self⁃efficacy Tool(VeLUSET) into Chinese,and to test its reliability and validity.MethodsAfter obtaining the authorization of the author of the original scale,the English version of VeLUSET was translated,back ...
SHAN Hui +4 more
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