Electrical stimulation for wound healing: opportunities for e-textiles

T Greig, R Torah, K Yang - IEEE Reviews in Biomedical …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ulcers and chronic wounds are a large and expensive problem, costing billions of pounds a
year and affecting millions of people. Electrical stimulation has been known to have a …

Factors affecting the incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers in COVID‐19 patients admitted with a Braden scale below 14 in the intensive care unit …

M Amini, F Mansouri, K Vafaee… - International wound …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The pandemic of coronavirus (COVID‐19) has significantly increased the admission of
patients with extensive complications, especially for respiratory support, to intensive care …

[HTML][HTML] Burden of pressure injuries: findings from the global burden of disease study

C Siotos, AM Bonett, G Damoulakis, AZ Becerra… - Eplasty, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pressure injuries remain among the most common problems faced by plastic
surgeons and comprise a large portion of wound clinic practice. However, little is known …

Pressure injury prevalence and risk factors: A national multicenter analytical study

ZG Baykara, A Karadag, H Bulut… - Journal of Wound …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the point prevalence (PP) of general
pressure injuries (PIs), hospital-acquired PIs, PI-related risk factors, and PI preventive …

Prevalence of pressure ulcers among hospitalized adult patients in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

WS Shiferaw, YA Aynalem, TY Akalu - BMC dermatology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Globally, PUs are recognized as one of the five most frequent causes
of harm to clients. With millions affected globally, the national pooled prevalence of pressure …

[HTML][HTML] Pressure ulcers in admitted patients at a tertiary care hospital

M Qazi, AF Khattak, MT Barki - Cureus, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pressure ulcers (PUs) occur when the skin covering a weight-bearing part of
the body is compressed for a long time between bone, any other part of the body, bed, chair …

Effects of education about prevention of pressure ulcer on knowledge and attitudes of nursing students

FE Ursavaş, Ö İşeri - Journal of Tissue Viability, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Pressure ulcer is a significant healthcare problem throughout the world. Nurse
educators should take the responsibility for students' improving knowledge, skills and …

Prevalence of pressure ulcers in hospitalized adult patients in Bursa, Turkey: A multicentre, point prevalence study

HE Sayan, NK Girgin, A Asan - Journal of Evaluation in Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Rationale, aims, and objectives Pressure ulcers (PUs), which are preventable complications,
increase the cost of health care and the risk of prolonged hospital stay, as well as morbidity …

Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of pressure ulcer knowledge assessment tool-updated version (PUKAT 2.0)

ÖE Dalli, Y Yildirim, G Çalişkan, NK Girgin - Journal of tissue viability, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective This study aimed to determine the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of
the measurement tool developed and updated by Manderlier et al. to evaluate the nurses' …

Prevalence of pressure ulcers and associated factors among adult patients admitted at Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023

HB Beriso, W Zemene, E Tesfaye - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Pressure ulcers are a serious concern in patients with prolonged bedtime and present with
common complications following surgery. It is one of the key performance indicators of the …