Pressure ulcer and wounds reporting in NHS hospitals in England part 2: Survey of monitoring systems
This is the second of a two related papers describing work undertaken to compare and contrast Pressure Ulcer (PU) monitoring systems across NHS in-patient facilities in England. The work comprised 1) a PU/Wound Audit (PUWA) and 2) a survey of PU monitoring systems.This second paper focusses on the survey which explores differences in the implementation of PU adverse event monitoring systems in 24 NHS hospital Trusts in England. The survey questionnaire comprised 41 items incorporating single and multiple response options and free-text items and was completed by the PUWA Trust lead in liaison with key people in the organisa...
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - November 23, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Susanne Coleman, Isabelle L. Smith, Jane Nixon, Lyn Wilson, Sarah Brown Tags: Clinical study Source Type: research
Pressure Ulcer and Wounds Reporting in NHS Hospitals in England Part 1: Audit of Monitoring Systems
Internationally, health-care systems have attempted to assess the scale of and demonstrate improvement in patient harms. Pressure ulcer (PU) monitoring systems have been introduced across NHS in-patient facilities in England, including the Safety Thermometer (STh) (prevalence), Incident Reporting Systems (IRS) and the Strategic Executive Information System (STEIS) for serious incidents. This is the first of two related papers considering PU monitoring systems across NHS in-patient facilities in England and focusses on a Wound Audit (PUWA) to assess the accuracy of these systems. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - November 23, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Isabelle L. Smith, Jane Nixon, Sarah Brown, Lyn Wilson, Susanne Coleman Tags: Clinical study Source Type: research
Pressure Ulcer and Wounds Reporting in NHS Hospitals in England Part 2: Survey of Monitoring Systems
This is the second of a two related papers describing work undertaken to compare and contrast Pressure Ulcer (PU) monitoring systems across NHS in-patient facilities in England. The work comprised 1) a PU/Wound Audit (PUWA) and 2) a survey of PU monitoring systems.This second paper focusses on the survey which explores differences in the implementation of PU adverse event monitoring systems in24 NHS hospital Trusts in England. The survey questionnaire comprised 41 items incorporating single and multiple response options and free-text items and was completed by the PUWA Trust lead in liaison with key people in the organisat...
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - November 23, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Susanne Coleman, Isabelle L. Smith, Jane Nixon, Lyn Wilson, Sarah Brown Tags: Clinical study Source Type: research
Nurses' attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention in Turkey
Pressure ulcers remain a major problem in healthcare system. Pressure ulcer incidence is widely accepted as an indicator for the quality of care. Positive attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention have positive impacts on preventive care. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - November 17, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Arzu Aslan, Meryem Yavuz van Giersbergen Tags: Basic research Source Type: research
Nurses’ Attitudes towards Pressure Ulcer Prevention in Turkey
Pressure ulcers remain a major problem in healthcare system. Pressure ulcer incidence is widely accepted as an indicator for the quality of care. Positive attitudes towards pressure ulcer prevention have positive impacts on preventive care. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - November 17, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Arzu Aslan, Meryem Yavuz Tags: Basic research Source Type: research
Calendar of Events
April 2016 (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - November 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
Reviewer Acknowledgements
As Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Tissue Viability I would like to publicly acknowledge the editorial team and editorial board members and those who have given their time and expertise to submit manuscripts and reviews to the journal in 2015. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - November 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
Interface pressure mapping pilot study to select surfaces that effectively redistribute pediatric occipital pressure
The aim of this pilot study was to better inform clinical decisions to prevent pediatric occipital pressure ulcers with quantitative data to choose an appropriate reactive support surface. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 8, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Samantha Higer, Thomas James Tags: Basic research Source Type: research
Interface Pressure Mapping Pilot Study to Select Surfaces that Effectively Redistribute Pediatric Occipital Pressure
The aim of this pilot study was to better inform clinical decisions to prevent pediatric occipital pressure ulcers with quantitative data to choose an appropriate reactive support surface. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 8, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Samantha Higer, Thomas James Tags: Basic research Source Type: research
Combined Treatment with Artificial Dermis and Basic Fibroblast Growth Factor for Cranial Bone-exposing Wounds
of the study: Cranial bone-exposing wounds should be resurfaced as soon as possible using flaps. However, early one-stage wound closure is sometimes difficult due to the poor general condition of the patient or equipment shortages. Artificial dermis composed of atelocollagen sponge is useful for reconstructing bone-exposing wounds. In addition, the treatment of wounds with basic fibroblast growth factor helps more severe wounds to heal faster. We employed combined treatment with artificial dermis and basic fibroblast growth factor to treat cranial bone-exposing wounds in 2 cases, and we describe these cases here. (Source: ...
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 28, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Hiroto Saijo, Kenji Hayashida, Shin Morooka, Masaki Fujioka Source Type: research
Microenvironment temperature prediction between body and seat interface using autoregressive data-driven model
There is a need to develop a greater understanding of temperature at the skin-seat interface during prolonged seating from the perspectives of both industrial design (comfort/discomfort) and medical care (skin ulcer formation). Here we test the concept of predicting temperature at the seat surface and skin interface during prolonged sitting (such as required from wheelchair users). As caregivers are usually busy, such a method would give them warning ahead of a problem. This paper describes a data-driven model capable of predicting thermal changes and thus having the potential to provide an early warning (15- to 25-minute ...
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 19, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Zhuofu Liu, Lin Wang, Zhongming Luo, Andrew I. Heusch, Vincenzo Cascioli, Peter W. McCarthy Tags: Basic research Source Type: research
Remote effects of extracorporeal shock wave therapy on cutaneous microcirculation
Extracorporeal shock wave treatment (ESWT) has proven its clinical benefits in different fields of medicine. Tissue regeneration and healing is improved after shock wave treatment. Even in the case of burn wounds angiogenesis and re-epithelialization is accelerated, but ESWT in extensive burn wounds is impracticable. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 12, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Tobias Kisch, Heiko Sorg, Vinzent Forstmeier, Karsten Knobloch, Eirini Liodaki, Felix Stang, Peter Mailänder, Robert Krämer Tags: Basic research Source Type: research
Quality of life impact related to foot health in a sample of sea workers
People working at sea show a marked presence of musculoskeletal pain as well as an important coexistence of pain in diverse anatomical regions, which is believed to have a harmful effect on the quality of life related to foot health. The aim is to describe and compare the impact in a sample of sea workers and people who work on the ground in the light of the scores obtained with regard foot health and health in general. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 4, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Daniel López López, Marta Rivas López, María de los Ángeles Bouza Prego, Leida María Mónaco, Marta Elena Losa Iglesias, Jesús Luis Saleta Canosa, Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo Tags: Basic research Source Type: research
Calendar of Events
September 2015 (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 1, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
Clinical Use Of Semiliquid Dermal Substitute: A case Report
In this report we describe two cases in which we used this product to repair undermined and tunneled wounds.We believe that this product can be useful for treatment of tunneled wounds of small dimensions reducing the need for major procedures. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - July 28, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Luigi Troisi, Giovanni Papa, Vittorio Ramella, Zoran Marij Arnež Tags: Case report Source Type: research
