Spina bifida is one of the most common congenital neural tube defects, which leads to dysfunction many organs and systems disability. Purpose - conduct a comprehensive analysis health status children with spina hydrocephalus in Ukraine based on questionnaires parents their children, study medical documentation online counseling improve multidisciplinary support this group. Materials methods. A ...

background: a pressure ulcer is a complication related to the need for the care and treatment of primarily disabled and elderly people. with the decrease of the blood flow caused by the pressure loaded, ulcers are formed and the tissue will be wasted with the passage of time. objective the aim of this study was to construct blood flow monitoring system on the heel tissue which was under externa...

Background: A pressure ulcer is a complication related to the need for the care and treatment of primarily disabled and elderly people. With the decrease of the blood flow caused by the pressure loaded, ulcers are formed and the tissue will be wasted with the passage of time.Objective the aim of this study was to construct blood flow monitoring system on the heel tissue which was under external...

BACKGROUND Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, decubitus ulcers and pressure injuries, are localised areas of injury to the skin or the underlying tissue, or both. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is a treatment option for pressure ulcers; a clear, current overview of the evidence is required to facilitate decision-making regarding its use. OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of negat...

Skin diseases constitute an essential health and aesthetic problem in the elderly. The aim of the study was to evaluate the knowledge of the elderly residents of public nursing homes and participants of the University of the Third Age in Bialystok, Poland surrounding the factors influencing skin ageing, the awareness of skin conditions in agening skin, and the impact of skin ageing on the volun...

OBJECTIVE The routine clinical use of supported standing in hospitals, schools and homes currently exists. Questions arise as to the nature of the evidence used to justify this practice. This systematic review investigated the available evidence underlying supported standing use based on the Center for Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM) Levels of Evidence framework. DESIGN The database search inc...

BACKGROUND Electrosurgery units are widely employed in modern surgery. Advances in technology have enhanced the safety of these devices, nevertheless, accidental burns are still regularly reported. This study focuses on possible causes of sacral burns as complication of the use of electrosurgery. Burns are caused by local densifications of the current, but the actual pathway of current within p...

A multi-camera close range photogrammetric system for robust and precise measurement of human body surface in general and three dimensional evaluation of bedsores in particular has been designed and constructed. MEDPHOS (MEDical PHOtogrammetric System) consists of four digital synchronized cameras the optical axes of which are convergent in a pre-specified point. A light projector is fixed in t...

BACKGROUND The effect of oxygen therapy in acute ischemic stroke remains undetermined. OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of eubaric hyperoxia therapy by Venturi mask (VM) in a group of patients who experienced a severe acute ischemic stroke. DESIGN Patients experiencing a first-ever large middle cerebral artery infarction were recruited within 48 hours after stroke. Patients were sub...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Although spine boards are one of the main EMS means of immobilization and transportation, few studies have addressed the discomfort and potential harmful consequences of using this common EMS tool. We compared the levels of pain and tissue-interface (contact) pressures in volunteers immobilized on spine boards with and without interposed air mattresses. DESIGN Prospective cro...