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Non-invasive Ventilation Interventions for Skin Injury Prevention: Scoping Review

open access: yesNursing Reports, 2023
Background: Pressure ulcers associated with the non-invasive ventilation mask can significantly reduce the quality of life of the patient who needs this therapy.
Rita Azevedo, Tânia Manuel, Paulo Alves
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Microbial predictors of healing and short-term effect of debridement on the microbiome of chronic wounds. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Chronic wounds represent a large and growing disease burden. Infection and biofilm formation are two of the leading impediments of wound healing, suggesting an important role for the microbiome of these wounds.
Chen, Irene A   +4 more
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The burden of surgical site infections in Australia: A cost-of-illness study

open access: yesJournal of Infection and Public Health, 2023
Objective: To estimate the cost of surgical site infections in Australian public hospitals in 2018–19, to demonstrate the economic burden of hospital-associated infection in a well-resourced health system.
Ruth Royle   +4 more
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A scoping review protocol to identify clinical signs, symptoms and biomarkers indicative of biofilm presence in chronic wounds [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

open access: yesHRB Open Research, 2021
Introduction: Wound healing is characterised by haemostatic, inflammatory, proliferative and remodelling phases. In the presence of comorbidities such as diabetes, healing can stall and chronic wounds may result.
Georgina Gethin   +3 more
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Thrombocytosis in patients with spondyloarthritis: a case–control study

open access: yesBMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2023
Objective This study aimed to investigate the clinical and laboratory as well as radiological features of spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients with thrombocytosis and to explore risk factor for thrombocytosis in SpA patients and to assess the effect of ...
Linan Deng, Pingping Zheng
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Glans replantation after a penile traumatic amputation during circumcision

open access: yesJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2021
Traumatic amputation of the penis is a rare but disabling condition that can occur during self-inflicted injury, felonious assault, accidental trauma, or circumcision.
K.G. Akakpo-Numado   +5 more
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Acts of negotiation: toward a grounded theory of nursing practice in chronic wound care in Austria

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2023
Background Demographic change and the rise of diabetes mellitus are leading to a projected increase in the prevalence of chronic wounds. People suffering from chronic wounds experience significant losses in their health-related quality of life.
Deborah Drgac, Raffael Himmelsbach
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Multifunctional Membranes Based on β-Glucans and Chitosan Useful in Wound Treatment

open access: yesMembranes, 2022
In this work, bio-based membranes prepared using a crosslinked β-glucans–chitosan dispersed in the chitosan matrix useful in promoting wound healing were studied for the first-time.
Sonia Trombino   +5 more
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SPIDERS (ARANEI) OF THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH OSSETIA

open access: yesЮг России: экология, развитие, 2015
Aim. Until recently, spider fauna of the Republic of South Ossetia has been the least studied among the regional araneofaunas of the Caucasus. According to the literature data, as little as 30 spider species have been known from the republic’s territory (
Alexander V. Ponomarev, Y. E. Komarov
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The Therapeutic Wound Healing Bioactivities of Various Medicinal Plants

open access: yesLife, 2023
The skin serves as the body’s first line of defense, guarding against mechanical, chemical, and thermal damage to the interior organs. It includes a highly developed immune response that serves as a barrier against pathogenic infections. Wound healing is
Ghosoon Albahri   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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