Biophysical skin properties of grade 1 pressure ulcers and unaffected skin in spinal cord injured and able-bodied persons in the unloaded sacral region
To examine biophysical skin properties in the sacral region in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients suffering from a grade 1 pressure ulcer (PU) defined as non-blanchable erythema (SCI/PU), SCI patients in the post-acute phase (SCI/PA) and able-bodied participants (CON). Also, for SCI/PU patients, both the affected skin and healthy skin close to the PU were examined. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - November 7, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Anke Scheel-Sailer, Angela Frotzler, Gabi Mueller, Simon Annaheim, Rene Rossi, Siegfried Derler Source Type: research
Evaluating the impact of Watercell ® technology on pressure redistribution and comfort/discomfort of adults with limited mobility
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of WaterCell ® Technology on pressure redistribution and self-reported comfort and discomfort scores of adults with mobility problems who remain seated for extended periods of time. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - November 4, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Carol Bartley, Melanie Stephens Source Type: research
Calendar of Events
2016 (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 31, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
Effects of two different fabrics on skin barrier function under real pressure conditions
Pressure Ulcers (PUs) are a severe form of skin and soft tissue lesions, caused by sustained deformation. PU development is complex and depends on different factors. Skin structure and function change during prolonged loading on PU predilection sites and surfaces being in direct contact with skin are likely to have an impact as well. Little is known about the influence of fabrics on skin function under pressure conditions. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 24, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: M. Schario, T. Tomova- Simitchieva, A. Lichterfeld, H. Herfert, G. Dobos, N. Lahmann, U. Blume-Peytavi, J. Kottner Source Type: research
Pressure ulcers in maturing skin – A clinical perspective
While the problem of PUs in adults has received a great deal of attention, far less is known about PUs in neonates and children. The overall health status of children is generally better and multi-morbidity is limited to a small percentage of patients, like very low term neonates (born before 32 weeks of gestation age), newborns with congenital abnormalities, genetic disorders, perinatal distress syndrome or children with a limited immunity. Survival rates of both critically and chronically ill neonates, infants and children have improved dramatically in recent years, introducing new challenges for medical and nursing care...
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 7, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Anna-Barbara Schl üer Source Type: research
Antioxidant and wound healing activity of Lavandula aspic L. ointment
Lavandula aspic L. is a strongly aromatic shrub plant of the Lamiaceae family and traditionally used in herbal medicine for the treatment of several skin disorders, including wounds, burns, and ulcers. The present study aimed to investigate the composition and in vitro antioxidant activity of lavender essential oil. In addition, it aimed to evaluate the excision wound healing activity and antioxidant property of a Lavandula aspic L. essential oil formulated in ointment using a rat model. The rats were divided into five groups of six animals each. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - October 4, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ferdaous Ghrab Ben Djemaa, Khaled Bellassoued, Sami Zouari, AbdelfattehEl Feki, Emna Ammar Source Type: research
What's in a name?
The recent NPUAP consensus meeting in Chicago has provided the community with an array of changes to specific terms related to the clinical conditions that forms the focus of many papers in the Journal of Tissue Viability. In particular, they will adopt the term “pressure injury” to replace “pressure ulcer” in the NPUAP Pressure Injury Staging System. Their justification for this change in terminology is that it more accurately describes damage to both intact and ulcerated skin. In the previous staging system Stage 1 and Deep Tissue Injury (DTI) des cribed injured intact skin, while the other stages described open ...
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - September 27, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Dan Bader, Lisette Schoonhoven Tags: Editorial Source Type: research
What ’s in a name ?
The recent NPUAP consensus meeting in Chicago has provided the community with an array of changes to specific terms related to the clinical conditions that forms the focus of many papers in the Journal of Tissue Viability. In particular, they will adopt the term “pressure injury” to replace “pressure ulcer” in the NPUAP Pressure Injury Staging System. Their justification for this change in terminology is that it more accurately describes damage to both intact and ulcerated skin. In the previous staging system Stage 1 and Deep Tissue Injury (DTI) des cribed injured intact skin, while the other stages described open ...
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - September 27, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Dan Bader, Lisette Schoonhoven Source Type: research
Analyses of pressure ulcer incidence in inpatient setting in a Portuguese hospital
To gain more insight into the magnitude of the problem of pressure ulcer incidence in general wards of a Portuguese hospital. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - September 25, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Pedro Miguel Garcez Sardo, Cl áudia Sofia Oliveira Simões, José Joaquim Marques Alvarelhão, João Filipe Fernandes Lindo Simões, Paulo Alexandre Puga Machado, Francisco Manuel Lemos Amado, António José Monteiro Amaro, Elsa Maria Oliveira Pinheiro d Source Type: research
Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the pressure ulcer prevention knowledge assessment instrument
This study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Pressure Ulcer Prevention Knowledge Assessment Instrument (PUPKAI-T), an instrument that assesses knowledge of pressure ulcer prevention by using multiple-choice questions. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - September 14, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Zeliha Tulek, Cansu Polat, Ilknur Ozkan, Dimitris Theofanidis, Rifat Erdem Togrol Source Type: research
A cross-sectional study on self-management of pressure ulcer prevention in paraplegic patients
Little is known about health activation and self-management behavior in preventing pressure ulcers (PU) in paraplegic patients. Therefore this study aimed to describe the extent of health activation and self-management behavior in paraplegics to prevent PU's and associations between this behavior and patient characteristics.introductionFurthermore, we aimed to find differences in health activation in paraplegics who never had a PU compared to paraplegics with a previous history of PU's or a new-onset PU's. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 22, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: H.E.W. de Laat, A.C. de Munter, M.J. van der Burg, D.M.J. Ulrich, O. Kloeters Source Type: research
A new concept: ‘Relative position between the external force and the bony prominence’ explains location–Specific occurrence of superficial injury over an undermining lesion
A pressure ulcer is localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear. Although the external forces and bony prominences differ depending on ulcer location, the way in which these anatomical differences affect pressure ulcer development is not well studied. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - August 20, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Yoshiko Takahashi, Tetsuya Nemoto, Fumihiro Mizokami, Katsunori Furuta, Yusuke Murasawa, Masahiko Yoneda, Zenzo Isogai Source Type: research
Corrigendum to “Editorial” [J. Tissue Viability 25 (2016) 1–2]
The authors regret for omitting in the references of the two reports detailed in the editorial published in Journal of Tissue Viability. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - July 31, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: research
Calendar of Events
September 2016 (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - July 31, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research
Systematic mapping review about costs and economic evaluations of skin conditions and diseases in the aged
Skin conditions and dermatological diseases associated with advanced age (e.g. fungal infection, dry skin and itch) receive increasingly attention in clinical practice and research. Cost and economic evaluations are important sources to inform priority setting and ressource allocation decisions in healthcare. The economics of skin conditions in aged populations has not been systematically reviewed so far. (Source: Journal of Tissue Viability)
Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - July 24, 2016 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Andrea Lichterfeld-Kottner, Elisabeth Hahnel, Ulrike Blume-Peytavi, Jan Kottner Source Type: research
