Pressure ulcers: Prevention and management

Mervis, Joshua S.; Phillips, Tania J.

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2018.12.068

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“…Rehabilitation and related health education is particularly important for chronic refractory wounds, 5 especially chronic refractory wounds represented by pressure ulcers 6 and diabetic foot ulcers 7 . The user of WoundCareLog APP is required to fill in the relevant content.…”

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WoundCareLog APP – A new application to record wound diagnosis and healing

Dong

Nie

et al. 2019

Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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The incidence of chronic wounds has been increasing over the past 20 years. However, the standardized diagnosis and treatment practice of chronic refractory wounds have not been established. In addition, the properties of the wound are characterized by morphology and thus correct description of the wound in medical history collection plays a vital role, which directly affects the definitive diagnosis. To develop more accurate format of clinical history record which can correctly reflect a patient’s course and treatment progress, and to standardize the medical history record of chronic refractory wounds, at the national or regional level, we designed the WoundCareLog APP. It acts as a recording and communication tool for wound healing specialists at all levels of medical institutions in China. The WoundCareLog APP is fully compatible to meet the criteria and requirements of conventional medical records by embedding 9 modules. In addition, the demands for morphological description of wounds in wound healing diagnosis and treatment have been fulfilled by enroll of digital imaging technology to overcome the inadequacies of traditional medical history records.

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Section: Rehabilitation and Health Education Module (Fig 4b)mentioning

confidence: 99%

WoundCareLog APP – A new application to record wound diagnosis and healing

Dong

Nie

et al. 2019

Chinese Journal of Traumatology

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“…The resultant pressures on these contact regions were calculated by the sum of the simulated interaction forces between the exoskeleton and human in estimated contact areas. The computed average interface pressures for the pelvis, thorax and upper arm regions were all under maximum comfort level (maximum pressure of 9.3 kPa) based on the maximal recommended values for pressure ulcer prevention [ 27 ].…”

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Biomechanical Model-Based Development of an Active Occupational Upper-Limb Exoskeleton to Support Healthcare Workers in the Surgery Waiting Room

Tröster

Wagner

Müller-Graf

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Occupational ergonomics in healthcare is an increasing challenge we have to handle in the near future. Physical assistive systems, so-called exoskeletons, are promising solutions to prevent work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). Manual handling like pushing, pulling, holding and lifting during healthcare activities require practical and biomechanical effective assistive devices. In this article, a musculoskeletal-model-based development of an assistive exoskeleton is described for manual patient transfer in the surgery waiting room. For that purpose, kinematic data collected with an experimental set-up reproducing real patient transfer conditions are first used to define the kinetic boundary conditions for the model-based development approach. Model-based analysis reveals significant relief potential in the lower back and shoulder area of the musculoskeletal apparatus. This is corroborated by subjective feedback collected during measurements with real surgery assistants. A shoulder–arm exoskeleton design is then proposed, optimized and evaluated within the same simulation framework. The presented results illustrate the potential for the proposed design to reduce significantly joint compressions and muscle activities in the shoulder complex in the considered patient transfer scenarios.

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“…Despite the development of preventative strategies, pressure ulcers affect nearly 3 million persons annually in the United States alone, so the development of therapeutics targeting immune dysregulation to improve wound healing is of ongoing interest [70]. Mechanisms to improve healing such as negative pressure wound therapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy have been used in pressure ulcers and other chronic wounds [70][71][72]. In chronic wounds, negative pressure wound therapy is able to lower pro-inflammatory signaling within the wound bed by decreasing IL-6, iNOS, TNFα, and JNK expression levels [73].…”

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Role of microRNAs in Pressure Ulcer Immune Response, Pathogenesis, and Treatment

Niemiec

Louiselle

Liechty

et al. 2020

IJMS

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Pressure ulcers are preventable, yet highly prevalent, chronic wounds that have significant patient morbidity and high healthcare costs. Like other chronic wounds, they are characterized by impaired wound healing due to dysregulated immune processes. This review will highlight key biochemical pathways in the pathogenesis of pressure injury and how this signaling leads to impaired wound healing. This review is the first to comprehensively describe the current literature on microRNA (miRNA, miR) regulation of pressure ulcer pathophysiology.

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Pressure ulcers: Prevention and management

Cited by 149 publications

References 68 publications

WoundCareLog APP – A new application to record wound diagnosis and healing

WoundCareLog APP – A new application to record wound diagnosis and healing

Biomechanical Model-Based Development of an Active Occupational Upper-Limb Exoskeleton to Support Healthcare Workers in the Surgery Waiting Room

Role of microRNAs in Pressure Ulcer Immune Response, Pathogenesis, and Treatment

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