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Patient risk factors for pressure ulcer development: systematic review.

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Overall there is no single factor which can explain pressure ulcer risk, rather a complex interplay of factors which increase the probability of pressure ulcers development.
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This article is published in International Journal of Nursing Studies.The article was published on 2013-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 537 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Risk factor & Observational study.

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Use of multilayer silicone foam dressings as adjuvant therapy to prevent pressure injuries

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Decubitus Ulcer and Post-Operative Incision Clinical Management: TheBest Practices of Wound Care

TL;DR: The need to assist undergraduate nursing students in anticipating and exercising prerequisite skills, clinical decision making, and professional nursing judgment is needed in their clinical placement setting as well as developing wound care practice among staff nurses.
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The Clinical Profile, Wound Dressings, and Clinical Outcomes of In-patients with Pressure Ulcers at a Tertiary Hospital in the Philippines: A Seven-year Retrospective Study

TL;DR: In this article, a retrospective chart review of patients admitted at the Philippine General Hospital from 2011 to 2017 with a diagnosis of pressure ulcer was conducted, where wound dressing usage among patients with pressure ulcers was examined.

The accuracy of ultrasound, thermography, photography and sub-epidermal moisture as a predictor of pressure ulcer presence – a systematic review

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TL;DR: A structured summary of the rationale for the review and an explicit statement of questions being addressed with reference to participants, interventions, comparisons, outcomes, and study design are provided.
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