Pressure redistributing static chairs for preventing pressure ulcers
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DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd013644
Abstract: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of pressure redistributing static chairs on the prevention of pressure ulcers in health, rehabilitation, social care settings,… read more here.
Keywords: redistributing static; static chairs; pressure ulcers; pressure redistributing ... See more keywords
In Situ Sprayed Difunctional Gel Avoiding Microenvironments Limitations to Treat Pressure Ulcers.
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DOI: 10.1002/mabi.202300006
Abstract: How to avoid the microenvironment limitations in the therapeutic process of pressure ulcers is still challenging. The development of a functional gel can kill bacteria and scavenge ROS, which is urgently required in the therapeutic… read more here.
Keywords: situ sprayed; sprayed difunctional; pressure ulcers; pressure ... See more keywords
Documentation of pressure ulcers in medical records at an internal medicine ward in university hospital in western Sweden
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DOI: 10.1002/nop2.1439
Abstract: Pressure ulcers cause suffering, prolong care periods, and increase mortality. The aim was to describe and analyze the documentation of pressure ulcers and focused on the medical records from an internal medicine ward in a… read more here.
Keywords: medical records; pressure ulcers; documentation pressure; medicine ... See more keywords
A novel ischemia reperfusion injury hereditary tissue model for pressure ulcers progression.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10237-019-01181-x
Abstract: Ischemia reperfusion injury (IRI) involvement in pressure ulcers (PU) progression via a surge of oxidative stress and inflammatory responses is well documented. IRI strongly depends on the mechanical loading history. We present a generalized IRI… read more here.
Keywords: pressure ulcers; tissue; reperfusion; damage ... See more keywords
Phenytoin-loaded bioactive nanoparticles for the treatment of diabetic pressure ulcers: formulation and in vitro/in vivo evaluation.
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DOI: 10.1007/s13346-022-01156-z
Abstract: Drug repurposing offers the chance to explore the full potential of existing drugs while reducing drug development time and costs. For instance, the anticonvulsant drug phenytoin (PHT) has been investigated for its wound healing properties.… read more here.
Keywords: wound healing; treatment diabetic; drug; pressure ulcers ... See more keywords
Inflammation, pressure ulcers and poor functional status predict negative rehabilitation outcomes in postacute geriatric patients
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DOI: 10.1007/s40520-020-01526-y
Abstract: The purposes of this retrospective study were to document the prevalence of serum C-reactive protein (CRP), a biomarker of inflammation, and its potential predictive value for Rehabilitation outcomes in post-acute elderly inpatients. The medical records… read more here.
Keywords: rehabilitation; pressure ulcers; rehabilitation outcomes; functional status ... See more keywords
[Surgical treatment of recurrent pressure ulcers in spinal cord injured patients].
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anplas.2019.05.008
Abstract: Not to burn one's bridges. This is the basic principle that comes immediately to the mind of the plastic surgeon when one brings up the secondary surgery of pressure ulcers, which is a common pathology… read more here.
Keywords: injured patients; surgical treatment; pressure ulcers; cord injured ... See more keywords
Racial and ethnic disparities in the healing of pressure ulcers present at nursing home admission.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2017.06.009
Abstract: BACKGROUND Pressure ulcers increase the risk of costly hospitalization and mortality of nursing home residents, so timely healing is important. Disparities in healthcare have been identified in the nursing home population but little is known… read more here.
Keywords: nursing home; pressure ulcer; pressure ulcers; nursing ... See more keywords
The effects of whole-body vibration on wound healing in a mouse pressure ulcer model
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DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06893
Abstract: Background Pressure ulcers are one of the most common complications of immobility resulting from pressure and shear. Whole-body vibration (WBV) has been shown to increase skin blood flow but little information is known about its… read more here.
Keywords: wound healing; body vibration; pressure ulcers; healing mouse ... See more keywords
Pressure mapping to prevent pressure ulcers in a hospital setting: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.04.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND Pressure ulcers cause suffering to patients and costs to society. Reducing pressure at the interface between the patient's body and the support surface is a valid clinical intervention for reducing the risk of pressure… read more here.
Keywords: intervention; system; pressure ulcers; prevalence ... See more keywords
Chitosan alginate nanoparticles as a platform for the treatment of diabetic and non-diabetic pressure ulcers: formulation and in vitro/in vivo evaluation.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120963
Abstract: Chitosan and alginate are natural bioactive polymers with wound healing properties, in addition to chitosan's anti-bacterial properties. In this study, these two polymers were combined in a drug-free nanosystem with positive or negative surface charges,… read more here.
Keywords: diabetic pressure; pressure ulcers; chitosan alginate; non diabetic ... See more keywords