Pressure injuries (also called pressure ulcers, although skin ulceration does not always occur) remain a major problem in health care. Healthcare professionals have clinical guidelines that make recommendations for prevention; however, these recommendations are often …
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The purple hall of the University of Jaén hosted on February 7, 2020, the dissertation of the doctoral thesis “Prevention of pressure injuries: knowledge, attitudes and barriers of nursing professionals” by PhD student Mª Dolores …
Because of the world day of pressure ulcers, last November 15 was celebrated at the University of Jaén the 7th World Day for the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers, organized by the Chair of Advanced Studies …
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Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a common adverse effect in neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), as well as in neonatal intermediate care units. These PUs may be associated with intrinsic risk factors of this population such …
Leer más »Pressure ulcer in newborns. Incidence, preventive measures, and risk factors
Do you know that the first written record of pressure ulcers is dated in Hippocrates age? This fact, along with some key facts related with the history of pressure ulcers and their framework, is featured …
In 2014, a new theoretical model explained the mechanism of the development of pressure ulcers (PUs) and that of seven types of lesions known as dependence-related lesions (DRL). So, a member of our group with …
