Ask Dr Rosemary Leonard: 'How can I prevent pressure sores on my bottom?'
A reader is concerned about having developed painful patches on her bottom and wonders if they are pressure sores and how to deal with them (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 20, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Equipment supplier blamed for trust’s serious incident
Two NHS organisations on opposite sides of a region have blamed a new equipment supplier for recent problems with hospital discharges and pressure ulcers, the latter of which prompted a serious incident. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - March 6, 2024 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
5 Tips for Preventing Bed Sores in Bedridden Patients – Advice From Medical Professionals
Bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers, are a common and serious condition predominantly affecting bedridden patients or those with limited mobility. They arise from prolonged pressure on the skin, which impedes blood flow to the area, leading to tissue damage or death. Areas most at risk are those where bone is close to the ... Read more
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Source: Advanced Tissue - January 24, 2024 Category: Dermatology Authors: Dexter Carlson Tags: Tips Bed Sores Bedridden Patients Exercise Healing Tips Healthy Diet Pillows Source Type: news
Use of NPWT for the Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers Use of NPWT for the Treatment of Venous Leg Ulcers
Learn more about the role of negative pressure wound therapy in the treatment of venous leg ulcers.Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
CNYBAC selects 5 Medical Device Innovation teams
Medical device teams selected address a variety of ailments, from pressure sores to diabetic foot ulcers. (Source: SUNY Upstate Medical)
Source: SUNY Upstate Medical - June 15, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: News Source Type: news
Major Injury Fall, Pressure Ulcer Hospitalizations Underreported
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 -- There is widespread underreporting of major injury fall and pressure ulcer hospitalizations across U.S. nursing homes, according to a study published online May 23 in JAMA Network Open.
Prachi Sanghavi, Ph.D., and Zihan... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Managing fire risk in housebound people who smoke and require air-alternating pressure-relieving equipment - Durkan C, Farndon L.
Air-alternating pressure mattresses are advised for housebound patients with poor mobility and at risk of developing pressure ulcers. However, those patients who smoke are under significant dangers of fire risks, especially as the pump to provide alternati... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 19, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Pressure ulcers affect up to '40%' of dementia patients 'before death' - advanced symptoms
Dementia is unlikely to be the direct cause of skin complications, but it may prompt several behavioural changes linked to poor epidermis health. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - November 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
A New Silicone-Acrylic Hybrid Semiocclusive Drape With NPWTs A New Silicone-Acrylic Hybrid Semiocclusive Drape With NPWTs
Learn more about the numerous benefits of a novel silicone-acrylic hybrid drape for use with negative pressure wound therapy.Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Pressure ulcers: applying All Our Health, OHID (updated 10th June 2022)
This updated guidance contains a new definition of ' pressure ulcer ' and the latest data on NHS costs for pressure ulcer treatment. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - June 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Reconstruction of Pressure Ulcers Using a Synthetic Matrix Reconstruction of Pressure Ulcers Using a Synthetic Matrix
The use of a synthetic hybrid-scale fiber matrix may help promote wound closure after flap reconstruction of pressure ulcers.Wounds (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 25, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Smith and Nephew's PICO(TM) 7 and PICO 14 Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Systems are the first systems indicated to aid in reducing the incidence of both deep and superficial incisional surgical site infections and dehiscence
LONDON, Jan. 24, 2022 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- Smith & Nephew (LSE:SN,NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, is pleased to announce new indications for use for its PICO 7 and PICO 14 Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Thera... Devices, Wound Care Smith & Nephew, PICO 7, PICO 14, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (Source: HSMN NewsFeed)
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - January 24, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Inguinal Lymphocele After Angiomyomatous Hamartoma Resection Inguinal Lymphocele After Angiomyomatous Hamartoma Resection
Find out how negative pressure wound therapy played a role in the successful treatment of a postoperative lymphocele after angiomyomatous hamartoma resection.Wounds (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - September 3, 2021 Category: Surgery Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news
Featured review: What are the benefits and risks of beds, mattresses and overlays for preventing and treating pressure ulcers?
Monday, August 16, 2021 (Source: Cochrane News and Events)
Source: Cochrane News and Events - August 16, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
Author interview: Suite of reviews on pressure ulcers
Pressure ulcers, also known as pressure sores or bed sores, are wounds to the skin and underlying tissue caused by prolonged pressure or rubbing. People who have mobility problems or who lie in bed for long periods are at risk of developing pressure ulcers.Cochrane Wounds has recently published a suite of reviews on this topic, lead author Chunhu Shi tells us about these reviews.How did this suite of reviews come about?The relative effectiveness of different types of beds and mattresses (support surfaces) for preventing pressure ulcers prevention came out as a “top uncertainty” in a priory setting exercise involving pa...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - May 13, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Lydia Parsonson Source Type: news
