Skin Lesions and Pressure Ulcers

Kraft, Elizabeth; Cho, Kevin; Hunter, John G.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-47771-8_52

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“…Pressure injuries (PIs) include any injuries that can occur due to a person's organic and physiological context. These factors can combine with unrelieved pressure, shear or friction, and contact with medical devices (MDs) or other equipment used in care, leading to tissue damage or even death [1,2]. The European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (EPUAP) has identified anatomical regions with greater bony prominences to be the most affected areas [3][4][5].…”

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Development of Smart Clothing to Prevent Pressure Injuries in Bedridden Persons and/or with Severely Impaired Mobility: 4NoPressure Research Protocol

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Pressure injuries (PIs) are a major public health problem and can be used as quality-of-care indicators. An incipient development in the field of medical devices takes the form of Smart Health Textiles, which can possess innovative properties such as thermoregulation, sensing, and antibacterial control. This protocol aims to describe the process for the development of a new type of smart clothing for individuals with reduced mobility and/or who are bedridden in order to prevent PIs. This paper’s main purpose is to present the eight phases of the project, each consisting of tasks in specific phases: (i) product and process requirements and specifications; (ii and iii) study of the fibrous structure technology, textiles, and design; (iv and v) investigation of the sensor technology with respect to pressure, temperature, humidity, and bioactive properties; (vi and vii) production layout and adaptations in the manufacturing process; (viii) clinical trial. This project will introduce a new structural system and design for smart clothing to prevent PIs. New materials and architectures will be studied that provide better pressure relief, thermo-physiological control of the cutaneous microclimate, and personalisation of care.

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Development of Smart Clothing to Prevent Pressure Injuries in Bedridden Persons and/or with Severely Impaired Mobility: 4NoPressure Research Protocol

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Prevalence, clinical criteria, and risk factors of skin tags

Mohammed

Abdelrahman

Elsaied³

2023

Journal of the Egyptian Women's Dermatologic Society

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Background Skin tags are benign condition; however, their appearance may be associated with some risk factors. There are no studies correlating clinical criteria of skin tags with the associated comorbidities whether isolated or mixed. Objective To evaluate prevalence, clinical criteria of skin tags, and risk factors that may be associated with skin tags. Patients and methods This study included 1000 participants, who were screened for the presence of skin tags and examined to detect clinical criteria. Patients with skin tags were screened for the presence of comorbidities (obesity, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and dyslipidemia) and were classified into patients without associated comorbidities and those with isolated or mixed comorbidities. Results Overall, 30% of patients presented with skin tags. Most skin tags were brown (72%), small (50.8%), sessile (81.6%), and located on neck (56.6%). Comorbidities were reported in 95% of patients with skin tags, with predominance of mixed comorbidities (65.96%). In comparison with patients without associated comorbidities, skin tags with isolated comorbidities were more sessile (P=0.043) and medium sized (P=0.002). However, skin tags with mixed comorbidities were more sessile (P=0.011), more numerous (P≤0.001), and with older age of onset (P<0.001) compared with those without comorbidities. On comparing the two groups of comorbidities, skin tags with mixed comorbidities were more black (P≤0.001), large (P≤0.011), more numerous (P≤0.001), and older age of onset (P≤0.001). There was a significant correlation between lesion duration and numbers and age, BMI, random blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, and dyslipidemia. Conclusion Skin tags are very common and considered as cutaneous markers for risk factors such as age, BMI, random blood sugar, hemoglobin A1c, cholesterol, and low-density lipoproteins. Presence of mixed comorbidities can increase the liability of skin tags to be more numerous, larger, and with late age of onset compared with presence of isolated comorbidity or even absence of comorbidity.

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Skin Lesions and Pressure Ulcers

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Development of Smart Clothing to Prevent Pressure Injuries in Bedridden Persons and/or with Severely Impaired Mobility: 4NoPressure Research Protocol

Development of Smart Clothing to Prevent Pressure Injuries in Bedridden Persons and/or with Severely Impaired Mobility: 4NoPressure Research Protocol

Prevalence, clinical criteria, and risk factors of skin tags

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