Knowledge and attitudes of nurses in a major public hospital in Cyprus towards pressure ulcer prevention
The main aim of the study was to identify the knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards pressure ulcer prevention in a major public hospital in Cyprus. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - November 10, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Charalambos Charalambous, Agoritsa Koulouri, Zoe Roupa, Aristidis Vasilopoulos Source Type: research
Factors associated with variability in the prevention of pressure ulcers
Despite the wealth of scientific evidence that has been generated over the years to improve prevention and treatment, patients with pressure ulcers or those at risk of developing them do not always receive the most effective interventions. Effectiveness is understood as the situation in which clinical interventions applied to a patient or a population achieves what they were designed for: maintaining and ensuring maximum health gain with the available resources, under real conditions of practice. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 27, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ana Bel én Moya-Suárez, José Carlos Canca-Sánchez, Margarita Enríquez de Luna-Rodríguez, Marta Aranda-Gallardo, José Miguel Morales-Asencio Source Type: research
Response to “Letter to the editor regarding ‘Improvement of local microcirculation through intermittent Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)’”
Thank you for your valuable feedback on our study “Improvement of local microcirculation through intermittent Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)”. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 26, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: A. Sogorski, J. Kolbenschlag Source Type: research
Minimum Data Set for Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (MDS-IAD) in adults: Design and pilot study in nursing home residents
The aim of this study was to develop a Minimum Data Set for Incontinence-Associated Dermatitis (MDS-IAD), to psychometrically evaluate and pilot test the instrument in nursing homes. Comparable to the MDS for pressure ulcers, the MDS-IAD aims to collect epidemiological data and evaluate the quality of care. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 25, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Karen Van den Bussche, Sofie Verhaeghe, Ann Van Hecke, Dimitri Beeckman Source Type: research
Letter to the editor regarding ‘Improvement of local microcirculation through intermittent Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)’
It is with great interest that we read the study entitled ‘Improvement of local microcirculation through intermittent Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)’ by Sogorski et al. in healthy volunteers [1]. Although many studies have previously assessed perfusion changes during NPWT with laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF), LDF has become a controversial techni que in NPWT perfusion research since the pioneering work of Kairinos et al. [2–4] Because Sogorski et al. simultaneously measured perfusion changes during cutaneous NPWT with both LDF as well as previously unexploited spectroscopic techniques, their study therefore con...
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 24, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Pieter R. Zwanenburg, Henricus J.C.M. Sterenborg, Marja A. Boermeester Source Type: research
Photobiomodulation and bacterial cellulose membrane in the treatment of third-degree burns in rats
This study aimed to evaluate the biomaterial (bacterial cellulose membrane) and photobiomodulation, exclusively and associated, in the treatment of third degree burns in rats. Forty male Wistar rats ( ±280 g) were randomly divided into four groups, with 10 animals each: control group (CG); bacterial cellulose membrane group (MG); laser group (LG) and bacterial cellulose membrane and laser group (MG + L). (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 3, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Patricia Brassolatti, Paulo S érgio Bossini, Hueliton Wilian Kido, Maria Carolina Derêncio de Oliveira, Luciana Almeida-Lopes, Lisinéia Maria Zanardi, Marcos Aurélio Napolitano, Lucimar Retto da Silva de Avó, Fernando M. Araújo-Moreira, Nivaldo Anto Source Type: research
In vivo efficacy of biocompatible silver nanoparticles cream for empirical wound healing
Wound healing is a complicated process that begins at the onset of injury and a continued process till complete healing. The emergence of nanotechnology has provided a new therapeutic modality to silver nanoparticles in treatment of wounds. However, the safety of these silver nanoparticles in the process of wound healing is yet to be elucidated; nevertheless, biocompatibility is the primary concern. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles was synthesized using aqueous clove extract and silver nitrate solution under microwave and the obtained particles size were 30 –60 nm and roughly spherical in shape. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 30, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Asra Parveen, Neha Kulkarni, Manjunath Yalagatti, Venkataraman Abbaraju, Raghunandan Deshpande Source Type: research
Community care clinicians' experiences and perceptions of waterlow pressure ulcer risk assessment
Pressure ulcers are a complex, aetiologically multifactorial clinical problem [1], that affects approximately 1 in 20 community and 1 in 10 hospital patients [2]. Pressure ulcers are considered to be one of the five most common causes of patient harm [3] that cost the NHS an estimated £1214 – £40 234 to heal, per episode, depending on pressure ulcer severity and patient health state [4]. Pressure ulcer prevalence is considered a key indicator of care quality, patient safety, and a priority for improvement [5]. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 22, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Heidi A. Green, Janice Wiseman, Christine Jackson Source Type: research
Community care clinicians' perceptions and experiences of The Waterlow pressure ulcer risk assessment
Pressure ulcers are a complex, aetiologically multifactorial clinical problem [1], that affect approximately 1 in 20 community and 1 in 10 hospital patients [2]. Pressure ulcers are considered to be one of the five most common causes of patient harm [3] that cost the NHS an estimated £1214 – £40 234 to heal, per episode, depending on pressure ulcer severity and patient health state [4]. Pressure ulcer prevalence is considered a key indicator of care quality, patient safety, and a priority for improvement [5]. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 22, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Heidi A. Green, Janice Wiseman, Christine Jackson Source Type: research
The effect of postoperative closed incision negative pressure therapy on the incidence of donor site wound dehiscence in breast reconstruction patients: DEhiscence PREvention Study (DEPRES), pilot randomized controlled trial
Wound dehiscence is a serious postoperative complication associated both with high morbidity and mortality. It has a significant rate of occurrence in breast reconstruction surgeries with a deep internal epigastric perforator (DIEP) and with a profunda artery perforator (PAP) flap. Risk factors for wound dehiscence include smoking, diabetes mellitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and obesity. The aim of this pilot study was to assess whether postoperative treatment with closed incision negative pressure therapy (ciNPT) decreases the incidence of donor site wound dehiscence in breast reconstruction patients. (Sourc...
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 14, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: E. Muller-Sloof, H.E.W. de Laat, S.L.M. Hummelink, J.W.B. Peters, D.J.O. Ulrich Source Type: research
Improvement of local microcirculation through intermittent Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) is widely used across different kinds of surgical disciplines. A controversial debate was raised by diverging results from studies that were conducted to examine the impact of NPWT on local perfusion. Thus, there is a lack of evidence for one important underlying factors that influences the physiology of wound healing under an applied NPWT-dressing. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 13, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: A. Sogorski, M. Lehnhardt, O. Goertz, K. Harati, N. Kapalschinski, T. Hirsch, A. Daigeler, J. Kolbenschlag Source Type: research
EII feasibility of sub-dermal soft tissue deformation assessment using B-mode ultrasound for pressure ulcer prevention
Pressure Ulcer (PU) prevention remains a main public health issue. The physio-pathology of this injury is not fully understood, and a satisfactory therapy is currently not available. Recently, several works suggested that mechanical strains are responsible of deformation-induced damage involved in the initiation of Deep Tissue Injury (DTI). A better assessment of the internal behavior could allow to enhance the modeling of the transmission of loads into the different structures composing the buttock. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 11, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: J. Doridam, A. Macron, C. Vergari, A. Verney, P.-Y. Rohan, H. Pillet Source Type: research
High Voltage Monophasic Pulsed Current (HVMPC) for stage II-IV pressure ulcer healing. A systematic review and meta-analysis
This review was conducted to determine and quantify the efficacy of high-voltage monophasic pulsed current (HVMPC) in the treatment of stage II-IV pressure ulcers, identify the details of HVMPC intervention parameters and the superior protocol, and ascertain other potential benefits and the safety of HVMPC intervention. Eleven studies, nine RCTs and two case series studies, matched the criteria and were included in the systematic review, whereas, only level 1 evidence RCTs were included in the meta-analysis. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 11, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Beshoy Girgis, Jos é Alberto Duarte Source Type: research
Feasibility of sub-dermal soft tissue deformation assessment using B-mode ultrasound for pressure ulcer prevention
Pressure Ulcer (PU) prevention remains a main public health issue. The physio-pathology of this injury is not fully understood, and a satisfactory therapy is currently not available. Recently, several works suggested that mechanical strains are responsible of deformation-induced damage involved in the initiation of Deep Tissue Injury (DTI). A better assessment of the internal behavior could allow to enhance the modeling of the transmission of loads into the different structures composing the buttock. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 11, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: J. Doridam, A. Macron, C. Vergari, A. Verney, P.-Y. Rohan, H. Pillet Source Type: research
A retrospective systematic data review on the use of a polihexanide-containing product on burns in children
It is current practice for physicians to use the Prontosan ® range of products in children based on their personal clinical experience, despite the lack of safety data in this population. This retrospective data review was designed to obtain information on the safety profile of the Prontosan® range of products in children in routine clinical practice. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 9, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Guido Ciprandi, Sharon Ramsay, Ludmilla Budkevich, Andreas Strack, Petra van Capellen, Nicos Marathovouniotis Source Type: research
