PURPOSE Despite great advances in 21st century medicine, the problem of bedsores is as important as a couple of dozens years ago. The knowlegle of bedsores cause mechanisms of development, risk factors evaluation and prevention are necessary to effectively them. MATERIAL AND METHODS The aim of our study was the assesment of bedsores prevention knowledge of IIrd year part-time student nurses a...

Background More than 80% of bedridden patients develop bedsores in home care settings. Training of informal caregivers can significantly affect the quality of care to these patients. Objective The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of two caregiver training strategies on prevention of bedsores among bedridden patients. Methods The study was carried out in Chandigarh. Th...

An ointment base for better treatment of bedsores was developed to improve the release rate of minocycline hydrochloride (MH) and the water absorption capacity using various types of hydrophobic to hydrophilic ointment bases. The effect of purified lanolin (PL) on the release behavior of MH from a hydrophilic ointment (HO) base was the primary focus. It was found that the drug release rate from...

A desired ointment bases for better treatment of bedsores was developed to improve the release rate of minocycline hydrochloride (MH) and the water absorption capacity using various types of hydrophobic to hydrophilic ointment base. The influence of purified lanolin (PL) on the release behavior of MH from hydrophilic ointment (HO) base was primarily focused on. It was found that the release rat...

Objective: The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the efficacy of topical applications of a dermatological gel based on ozonized sunflower seed oil (Oz.Or.Oil 30) on bedsores of patients admitted to the “hospital-at-home” service of the Hospital “Veris Delli Ponti” in Scorrano (Lecce, Italy). Methods: Study was made up of all patients with bedsores at stage I and II admitted to the “ho...