ISSN:0898-1655    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1991

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-1655    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1991

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-1655    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1991

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-1655    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1991

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Pressure ulcers are a major concern of hospice nurses. A recent survey of hospice agencies in an area of the southwest indicated a lack of specific standards of care for patients with pressure ulcers and no systematic method to identify patients at risk. Standards of care were subsequently developed to identify patients at risk and to manage pressure ulcers of hospice patients.

ISSN:0898-1655    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1991

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Moisturizing creams and lotions are an important aspect of preventing pressure ulcers. This study reports the increased thickening of the epithelium on 11 subjects who used a moisturizing cream (treatment) for 20 days. The thickening of the epithelium was measured before use of the moisturizing cream, on day 1, day 8, and day 20 of the treatment, and 12 days after the treatment. The ultrasound measurements were similar before the treatment and 12 days post treatment; the measurements increased for the days of treatment. Current research would lead us to believe that short-term increase in epithelial thickness as produced by a moisturizer is a result of increased water content. Ultrasound imaging may be the new standard for comparing the effects of moisturing products.

ISSN:0898-1655    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1991

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

Long-term clinical and histologic findings with injectable fluid silicone to reduce mechanical forces over plantar skin are described. The fluid induces a relatively stable soft tissue prosthesis between skin and bone, reducing the frequency of insensitive ulcer recurrence in the foot. On the basis of these favorable findings, studies are warranted to determine the fluid's efficacy in prevention of pressure ulcers.

ISSN:0898-1655    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1991

数据来源: OVID

摘要:

This article describes a research study that compared the effectiveness of two pressure-reducing devices in a group of elderly nursing home residents. The results obtained revealed no significant differences between the two devices—an air-filled overlay and a gel mattress—in terms of pressure ulcer incidence, severity, and healing. Several factors contributed to these results and illustrate the problems encountered when preventing pressure ulcer development in a group of elderly, debilitated nursing home residents. These factors include ease of use of the pressure-reducing device, caregiver and facility characteristics, and critical patient variables. Until these variables are addressed, it is impossible for any device to be effective in preventing pressure ulcer development in nursing homes.

ISSN:0898-1655    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1991

数据来源: OVID

ISSN:0898-1655    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1991

数据来源: OVID