The prevalence of obesity is rising worldwide. Adipose tissue exerts anatomic and
physiological effects with significant implications for critical illness. Changes in respiratory …

The rising number of obese individuals has become a major burden to the healthcare
systems worldwide. Obesity includes not only the increase of adipose tissue mass but …

Objective To determine the prevalence of complications in patients with COVID-19
undergone prone positioning, focusing on the development of prone-related pressure …

Background Pressure injuries (PI) are a significant clinical problem across all healthcare
facilities, associated with poor patient outcomes, increased length of stay and healthcare …

Objetivo: descrever as ações de enfermagem prescritas por enfermeiros para a prevenção
de lesões por pressão e sua ocorrência em centros de terapia intensiva. Método: estudo …

Background Despite decades of research, pressure injuries continue to be a source of
significant pain and delayed recovery for patients and substantial quality and cost issues for …

Objective To determine risk factors for pressure injury in distinct intensive care
subpopulations according to admission type (Medical; Surgical elective; Surgery …

Background: Sub-epidermal moisture (SEM) is a measurable biomarker detecting early
pressure damage in order to objectively support current 'gold standard'skin tissue …

Background Prone positioning has been widely used to improve oxygenation and reduce
ventilator‐induced lung injury in patients with severe COVID‐19 acute respiratory distress …

Background Acute ischemic stroke patients are a group at high risk for pressure sores. It is
important to identify risk factors for pressure sores in acute ischemic stroke patients in order …