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The incidence of pressure ulcers after the implementation of a prevention protocol
(UNIV SAO PAULO, ESCOLA DE ENFERMAGEM DE RIBEIRAO PRETORIBEIRAO PRETO, 2012)
Even in the present, pressure ulcers still represent a severe health problem, particularly in Intensive Care Units (ICU). This study assesses the implementation of a protocol to prevent pressure ulcers in ICU inpatients. ...
Nutritional treatment in pressure and venous ulcers Tratamiento nutricional en úlceras por presión y úlceras venosas
(Sociedad Chilena de Nutricion Bromatologia y Toxilogica, 2019)
Pressure and venous ulcers are common in adults and the elderly. In Chile, 70% of chronic wounds correspond to venous ulcers and the prevalence of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients is 28%. The aim of this review was ...
Pressure Ulcers: A pilot study for treatment with collagen-polyvinylpyrrolidone
(Wiley.Int J Dermatol., 2019)
Nerve grafts prevent paraplegic pressure ulcers
(Thieme Medical Publ Inc, 2008-05-01)
We present an optimistic neural solution to the depressing challenge of decubitus pressure ulcers in the paraplegic patient. This is a limited study of two paraplegic men followed for several years. Sural nerve grafts, ...
Nerve grafts prevent paraplegic pressure ulcers
(Thieme Medical Publ Inc, 2008-05-01)
We present an optimistic neural solution to the depressing challenge of decubitus pressure ulcers in the paraplegic patient. This is a limited study of two paraplegic men followed for several years. Sural nerve grafts, ...
Effectiveness of Enteral Nutritional Therapy in the Healing Process of Pressure Ulcers: A Systematic Review
(Univ Sao Paolo, 2015-02-01)
Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of enteral nutritional therapy (ENT) in the healing process of pressure ulcers (PU) in adults and the elderly. Method: A systematic review whose studies were identified through the ...
The challenge of predicting pressure ulcers in critically Ill patients: a multicenter cohort study
(American Thoracic Society, 2019)
Nerve grafts prevent paraplegic pressure ulcers
(Thieme Medical Publ Inc, 2014)
Plantar pressure distribution patterns during gait in diabetic neuropathy patients with a history of foot ulcers
(Faculdade de Medicina / USP, 2009)
OBJECTIVE: To investigate and compare the influence of a previous history of foot ulcers on plantar pressure variables during gait of patients with diabetic neuropathy. INTRODUCTION: Foot ulcers may be an indicator of ...
Pressure ulcers in the intensive care unit: the relationship between nursing workload, illness severity and pressure ulcer risk
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013-08-01)
Aims and objective. To verify association between PU development with nursing workload and illness severity and to verify whether nursing workload and illness severity are related with Braden Scale scores. Background. ...