Clinicians have been interested in investigating capillary blood flow and what affects it, ever since Homo sapiens complained of a blister, corn, tight bandage or cast, or a decubitus ulcer—any condition leading to ischemia with the potential of then progressing to tissue necrosis. One of the problems in investigating capillary blood flow has been the difficulty of reliable measurement. As a me...

BACKGROUND: A pressure ulcer (PU), also known as bedsore, injury, or decubitus ulcer, is a localized injury brought on by sustained applied to the skin and underlying soft tissue over an extended length of time. This study aimed identify outcome challenges application prevention project focus clarify findings project, highlight met team who apply know prevalence state during period, adherence n...

It is for many years that bedsore is not only an unsolved problem for nurses, but also for those who provide health care in global arena. 1 Bedsore (Decubitus or pressure ulcer) is a localized injury of the skin and underlying tissues usually over a bony prominence as a result of longterm pressure, or pressure in combination with shear or friction. 2,3 This damage can be so painful for patients...

This study estimates that Medicare extra payments under the hospital prospective payment system (PPS) range from about $700 per case of decubitus ulcer to $9,000 per case of postoperative sepsis in the five types of adverse events identifiable in Medicare claims. Medicare extra payment for the five types of events totals more than $300 million per year, accounting for 0.27 percent of annual Med...

INTRODUCTION In daily practice, it is common to experience difficulty in treating decubitus ulcers (pressure ulcers, also known as decubitus ulcers) and stasis dermatitis of the lower limbs. We hereby report that omega-3-acid ethyl esters were remarkably effective when administered to cases of refractory pressure ulcers and stasis dermatitis for the purpose of improving the blood flow and promo...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of the implementation of the National Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) system on selected conditions representing outcomes for nursing home residents. DESIGN Quasi-experimental, pre-/post-design, with assessments at baseline and 6-month follow-up. SAMPLE Two thousand one hundred twenty-eight residents from 268 nursing homes in 10 states before RAI implem...

Pressure ulcers heal slowly and this often results in prolonged hospitalization. Wound infection delays healing in decubitus ulcers and standard treatment include wound dressing and use of antibiotics. However, there is increasing resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of ultraviolet radiation (UVB) on the healing of decubitus ulcers. The s...