The article covers the research results on designing and producing bedsheet cloth that has high air permeability, which helps to prevent bedsores from appearing body of patients lied in bed for a long time, creates conditions blood circulation patient's reduction long-term pressure part skin touching bedsheet. As result research, using multi-layer complex single-layer main twisting, striped wit...

Bedsores (ulcers) are caused by multiple factors which include, but are not limited to; pressure, shear force, friction, temperature, age and medication. Specialised support services, such as specialised mattresses, sheepskin coverings etc., are thought to decrease or relieve pressure, resulting in a lowering of pressure ulcer incidence [3]. The primary aim of this study was to compare the uppe...

Human epidermal growth factor (EGF) was first found to be present in a pregnant woman’s urine sample in the mid-1970s [1]. Prior to this discovery, mouse EGF was first isolated and shown to promote incisor eruption and eyelid opening in murine neonates in 1962 [2]. Since then EGF was shown to exhibit a variety of physiological functions in animals such as healing of epidermal wounds [3], cornea...

The book begins with appreciable comments by Prof Mandeep S Dhillon, HOD, Deptt of Orthopedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh. He has rightly remarked it as an excellent attempt by the authors in bringing out this self care booklet for caregivers of bedridden patients. With increased life expectancy, the percentage of elderly population will significantly increase in India. Bringing out such a book was ne...

Pressure ulcers (bedsores) often develop following prolonged sitting especially where people are immobile or are unable to feel discomfort due to injury or disease. This guideline provides health professionals with specific recommendations intended to minimise any risk of developing pressure ulcers when their clients are seated. The guideline covers sitting when people are acutely ill in hospit...

Objetivo: Realizar um levantamento na literatura científica sobre quais instrumentos de avaliação da atitude enfermeiros frente à prevenção LP. Métodos: Revisão integrativa realizada nas bases dados Lilacs, Medline, Scopus e Web of Science, utilizando a estratégia busca em português: (“lesão por pressão” OR “úlcera decúbito” “escara decúbito”) AND enfermagem prevenção, e, inglês, (“pressure ulc...