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Developing a real time sensing system to monitor bacteria in wound dressings [PDF]
, 2012 Infection control is a key aspect of wound management strategies. Infection results in chemical imbalances and inflammation in the wound and may lead to prolonged healing times and degradation of the wound surface.
Iain S. Hunter +5 more
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An audit to determine the clinical effectiveness of a pathway for managing wound infection [PDF]
, 2015 Prevention of wound infection is a key objective in the planning of care for patients with wounds. The potential for wound infection, particularly in chronic wounds that are heavily contaminated with bacteria, can be high (Bowler et al, 2001).
Stephenson, John, Grothier, Lorraine
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Wound Assessment: Made Easy [PDF]
, 2012 A structured approach to wound assessment is required to maintain a good standard of care. This involves a thorough patient assessment, which should be carried out by skilled and competent practitioners, adhering to local and national guidelines (Harding
Cook, Leanne, Ousey, Karen
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2023 Liver cirrhosis is one of the most common cause of death in the world. The progress of liver cirrhosis involves health, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer, leading to great challenges in the diagnosis of the disease.
Qingjia Chi +4 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2020 The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has presented enormous challenges for healthcare, societal, and economic systems worldwide. There is an urgent global need for a universal vaccine to cover all SARS-CoV-2 mutant strains to stop the current ...
Alaa M. M. El-Betany +3 more
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The Importance of Hydration in Wound Healing: Reinvigorating the clinical perspective [PDF]
, 2016 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 ...
Cutting, K. F. +7 more
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A Host-Directed Approach to the Detection of Infection in Hard-to-Heal Wounds
Diagnostics, 2022 Wound infection is traditionally defined primarily by visual clinical signs, and secondarily by microbiological analysis of wound samples. However, these approaches have serious limitations in determining wound infection status, particularly in early ...
Michael Burnet +8 more
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REDUCTION OF POSTOPERATIVE WOUND INFECTION AFTER APPENDECTOMY BY PERITONEAL CLOSURE AND WOUND IRRIGATION WITH NORMAL SALINE [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2012 The most common complication following appendectomy is postoperative wound infection and since it has major effects on patient’s health & recovery and on the health system as it consumes time and essential resources so from this fact came the importance ...
Ahmad Jaleel Abdul-Razzak +1 more
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Risk factors for wound infection in surgery for spinal metastasis [PDF]
, 2015 Wound infection rates are generally higher in patients undergoing surgery for spinal metastasis. Risk factors of wound infection in these patients are poorly understood.
Popta, D. +20 more
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Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2017 Introduction: The Management of postoperative pain after abdominal surgery is a major challenge to the anesthesiologist. The optimization of postoperative analgesia improves prognosis contributing also to patient satisfaction and reducing morbidity and ...
Rita Araújo +11 more
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