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Showing 1 to 20 of 158 for “"ulcer"”.
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Complications to peptic ulcer and peptic ulcer surgery
Long term effects after peptic ulcer surgery still exert an influence on some patient groups. Partial gastrectomy increases the risk of gastric carcinoma more than 20 years after surgery and enterogastric reflux is regarded as the main ethiological factor. Partial gastrectomy also gives increased …
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Estimating Buruli Ulcer Prevalence in Southwestern Ghana
Mycobacterium ulcerans is sweeping across sub-Saharan Africa, but little is known about the mode of transmission and its natural reservoirs. Since the only effective treatment is excision of the infection and surrounding tissue, early diagnosis and treatment is the only way to reduce the havoc …
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The aetiology and pathogenesis of tropical ulcer
Tropical ulcer is a very specific form of cutaneous ulceration. It occurs worldwide in most tropical and a number of subtropical areas. The disease occurs mainly in older children and young adults with children under the age of 5 and adults over 45 years rarely being affected. Ulcers occur most …
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Community Pressure Ulcer Occurrence: Description On Hospital Admission
… 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 admitted …
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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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When a leg ulcer becomes chronic : a phenomenological study of the older adult’s experience of living with a chronic venous leg ulcer
… disorder is the development of a venous leg ulcer. Chronic venous leg ulcers can have a negative impact on the general well-being of the older adult and costs to the health care system associated with the treatment of chronic venous leg ulcers are substantial. A review of the literature …
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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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Automatic Recognition of Buruli Ulcer Images on Smart Handheld Devices
Buruli ulcer (BU) disease is a devastating flesh eating bacterial infection that each year affects thousands of people in tropical and subtropical regions. Clinically, BU usually starts as a painless subcutaneous nodule, or as other pre-ulcer forms including papule, plaque, and edema; then it …
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Improving the precision of leg ulcer area measurement with active contour models.
A leg ulcer is a chronic wound of the skin that, at best, takes many months to fully heal and causes great distress to the patient. Treating leg ulcers places a large financial burden upon the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, estimated to be in excess of £300M …
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The Surgical Treatment of Peptic Ulcer with Special Reference to Subtotal Gastrectomy
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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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Observations on peptic ulcer in India ; Water excretion in the toxaemias of pregnancy
#1. The excretion rate in the toxaemias of pregnancy was in the vast majority of cases below that in a normal pregnancy. #2. The excretion rate during the later stages of a normal pregnancy was slower than in the non-gravid woman. #3. The average amount excreted in the toxaemias of pregnancy in …
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Identifying biological and environmental indicators of emerging infectious diseases: the case of Buruli ulcer.
… life history of one such pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, in the hope that this data can be used to predict and prevent future outbreaks and can be applied to other emerging infections. The results of this study include the first identification of the pathogen …
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