Research Roundup

Journal of Wound Care: Development, dissemination, and evaluation of a smartphone-based app for pressure ulcer/injury prevention and treatment for use at the bedside.

Development, dissemination and evaluation of a smartphone-based app for pressure ulcer/injury prevention and treatment for use at the bedside

Literature reviews and meta-analyses of global pressure injury prevalence and incidence.

Dressings for preventing pressure ulcers: how do they work?

Among the aetiologic factors that cause PU development, tissue ischaemia, with or without reperfusion damage, and cellular deformation caused by mechanical loading, are widely accepted. Furthermore,...

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

This consensual expert opinion was drawn up using two methods: the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) and the Delphi process,17–19 and conducted according to a written protocol..

Legal liability for registered nurses in wound care: nutrition

In the US, litigation for wound care and pressure injury is on the rise.

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