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Showing 1 to 20 of 37 for “"pressure ulcer"”.
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Community Pressure Ulcer Occurrence: Description On Hospital Admission
… to acute care with a present-on-admission (POA) pressure ulcer (PU). Specific aims: 1) Measure 1-year POA-PU prevalence, 2) Determine pre-hospital location of patients with POA-PU, 3) Describe demographics, PU characteristics, risk factors, and post-hospital outcome of community-dwelling adults …
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Pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention system design.
Pressure ulcer (PU, bedsore, ischemia, decubitus ulcer) has become a global healthcare problem. In United Kingdom 412,000 people develop pressure ulcer annually and it costs the National Health Service (NHS) £1.4-£2.1 billion pounds (4% of total NHS budget). Pressure ulcers are a combined result of …
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Reduce the incidence of Pressure Ulcer in the Rehabilitation unit
<p>Reduce the Incidence of Pressure Ulcer in the Rehabilitation Unit</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Pressure ulcers have been a concern for the population in the healthcare setting. The purpose of this evidence-based practice was to determine if the implementation of pressure ulcer …
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Recording and utilising patient-based data in clinical settings: The pressure ulcer case.
Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a very common health problem. Nurses in clinical practice collect large volumes of PU data every day, which must be recorded and used appropriately. With this in mind, this research explored how PU data is recorded and used in clinical settings. In addition, the magnitude …
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Pressure Ulcer Risk Factors for Patients with Hospital Versus Community Acquired Pressure Ulcers
Purpose: Pressure ulcers are a major health problem in the United States. Patients who develop pressure ulcers have longer hospital stays, significant increase in morbidity and mortality, added pain and suffering. The purpose of this study was to examine community versus hospital specific pressure …
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Psychometric evaluation of a new pressure ulcer skin risk assessment scale for the pediatric burn patient
Prevention of pressure ulcers is a primary goal in nursing practice, and achievement implies excellence in clinical care. One component of prevention is to understand the risk for pressure ulcer development. The benefit of knowing risk is to initiate pressure ulcer preventive interventions. …
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The Development and Initial Validity / Reliability Testing of the Glamorgan Paediatric Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale
Although pressure ulcers appear to occur infrequently in children, they can have serious consequences such as infection, scarring and changes to body image. This thesis is an account of the development of an instrument to help nurses to identify children most at risk of pressure ulcers, and take …
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The Effect of 30-degree tilt Repositioning on Pressure Ulcer Prevention for Patients in Intensive Care Unit
욕창은 전 세계에 걸쳐 빈번히 일어나고 있는 보건 관리의 문제이며, 특히 중환자의 경우 욕창 발생률이 비교적 높은데 중환자실에서 인공호흡기 등 부동을 초래하는 장비를 많이 사용하고, 의식 상태나 감각의 저하, 영양불량, 부종, 대소변 실금 등과 같은 여러 욕창발생 위험요인들이 존재하기 때문이다. 욕창의 주원인인 압력, 마찰과 응전력을 줄이기 위해서는 체위변경이 무엇보다 중요하며, 따라서 체위변경방법 중 국외에서는 욕창예방을 위한 가이드라인으로 제시되었지만 국내에는 널리 알려져 있지 않은 30도 기울인 자세(30도 상체거상ㆍ30도 …
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A three constituent mixture theory model of cutaneous and subcutaneous tissue in the context of neonatal pressure ulcer etiology and prevention
… have all been hypothesized as mechanisms of pressure ulcer (PrU) etiology. Time-varying loading has experimentally been shown to increase fluid flow in human skin <em>in vivo.</em> Towards the design of prophylactic protocols and treatment modalities for PrU management there is a need for an …
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The impact of nurses’ values on the prevention of pressure ulcers : a Straussian grounded theory study
… study about the impact of nurses’ values on pressure ulcer prevention. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather data from participants (n=16) who were recruited from the non-acute adult medical wards of 14 hospitals in one NHS Trust and a local university. The participants were asked to …
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Exploring preventive interventions and risk factors of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers: A retrospective matched case-control design.
… regarding the best interventions to prevent pressure ulcers and the best factors that can serve as predictors for ulceration. The aim of this study was to explore effective interventions and associated risk factors in the area of pressure ulcer. A retrospective approach was used to explore …
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A collective case study to critically evaluate the educational preparation of registered nurses in Higher Education institutions in relation to pressure ulcer assessment and identification, specifically focusing on skin tone diversity
… these ideologies translate into clinical care. Pressure ulcer prevention is a routine aspect of nursing care; yet there is evidence of inequity in relation to patient assessment and clinical care, with a higher prevalence of pressure ulcers in people with dark skin tones. Despite limited …
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Early Prevention of Pressure Ulcers in the Emergency Department
<p>Purpose: Pressure ulcers characterize a major health problem in clinical practice, which in turn, can have an impact on quality of life and health care costs (Dugaret, Videau, Faure, Gabinski, Bourdel-Marchasson & Salles, 2012). Pressure ulcers can develop during treatment regardless of the …
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A new standard in testing mattresses for use in x-ray imaging : developing, validating and using a novel method to test x-ray mattresses for pressure ulcer development, radiation dosimetry and image quality
… be constructed in such a way that interface pressure (IP) is minimized, limiting the chance of pressure ulcer formation. Aim For evaluating X-ray imaging table mattresses, this thesis has three aims (1). to develop and validate an anthropomorphic-phantom-based method of assessing X-ray table …
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The investigation of early classification of pressure ulcers using computer image analysis for early prognostic assessment
Pressure sore prevention is becoming a very important issue due to the cost of nursing time, quality assurance and possible litigation. Recent government reports Essence of Care (2001) and National Institute for Clinical Excellence Pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention (2001) focus on …
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Reducing the Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers by Enhancing the Role of Unit-Based Skin Champions
<p>Reducing the Incidence of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Ulcers by Enhancing the Role of Unit-Based Skin Champions</p> <p><strong>Abstract</strong></p> <p>Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer continues to be an alarming issue in today’s healthcare systems. Often preventable, it is a significant nursing …
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Estimating the financial implications of pressure ulcers in private hospitals in South Africa
… of services delivered in the healthcare sector. Pressure ulcers are an example of an adverse outcome of a hospital case and indicate poor quality of care. The financial implications of this event therefore represent an estimate of the cost of poor quality of care. The objective of this research …
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Risk Factors Associated with Pressure Ulcers Among Older Adults in the Emergency Department
… expand or continue their programs lor preventing pressure ulcers (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 2008). As part ol this effort, this study will review care processes for pressure ulcer assessment and prevention to adopt changes in care on admission at the Marin General Hospital.</p> …
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