BACKGROUND Increased pressure ulcer prevalence and incidence rates led to the development of a pressure ulcer prevention program. OBJECTIVES To decrease pressure ulcer rates below national levels by implementing strategies to improve patient outcomes. METHODS Patients admitted to the Stony Brook University Medical Center (SBUMC) are assessed for placement in the pressure ulcer prevention pr...

We aimed to study the effect of Ramadan fasting on the occurrence of peptic ulcer disease and its complications in patients presenting to the Accident and Emergency Department at Al-Ain hospital, United Arab Emirates (UAE). We retrospectively reviewed patient records over the 10-year period, 1992 to 2002. Of 470 patients treated for peptic ulcer disease, 215 were seen during Ramadan and 255 in ...

Synthesis of prostaglandins (PGE2, PGI2 and PGF2,:) and thromboxane A2 was investigated in short term incubates of duodenal mucosa biopsies. Mucosa close to the ulcer site synthesised significantly less PGF2a (p<0.001) and PGI2 (p<0-002) measured as its stable metabolite 6-oxo-PGF1, than healthy mucosa from non-ulcer patients. In paired biopsies taken from the ulcer site and opposite the ulcer ...

conclusions our results showed that mo extract may have a gastroprotective effect against experimental gastric ulcers in rats. the exact mechanism has not yet been determined, but it may be due to enhancing enzymatic antioxidant defenses and inhibiting lipid peroxidation. materials and methods male wistar rats (200 - 250 g) were starved for 24 hours prior to the induction of gastric ulceration ...

conclusions prp dressing could significantly decrease the depth and surface area of dfus in a three-week period. background some of the studies confirmed the effectiveness of platelet rich plasma (prp) in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers (dfu). however, these studies had small sample size and used different methods such as prp gel or prp injections. the results are also contraversial. obje...

Introduction: Duodenal Ulcer is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders encountered in clinical practice. It causes various distressing symptoms like dyspepsia, nausea and vomiting, abdominal bloating weight gain due to post prandial amelioration symptoms. Commonest complications include upper bleeding, increased Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) varying degrees anaemia with associated fatigu...

To the Editors: In the Health Professional Follow-up Study, Michaud et al. (1) found a 55% increased risk of bladder cancer for subjects with a history of gastric ulcer. Previous epidemiologic investigations on the issue are limited to patients who had undergone gastric surgery (2, 3). To provide further information on the topic, we report here data from a case-control study of bladder cancer, ...

Infection of the stomach and proximal duodenum with Helicobacter pylori induces inflammation with associated changes in the mucosa. Alterations in mucus structure and function, surface epithelial cell integrity, mucosal blood flow, and local mucosal neural and hormonal status have been observed following this infection. A proportion of subjects infected with H pylori develop duodenal ulcer dise...

Sving, E. 2014. Pressure Ulcer Prevention. Performance and Implementation in Hospital Settings. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1042. 73 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-554-9073-7. Background: Pressure ulcers are related to reduced quality of life for patients and high costs for health care. Guidelines for pressure u...