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Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a common problem in critically ill patients admitted to the intensive care units (ICUs) and they account for more than 70% of patients with low serum albumin at admission. The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of intravenous administration of albumin in patients
BACKGROUND
From previous work serum albumin is predictive of pressure ulcers over and above the Waterlow score. However the sub-scores of the Waterlow score were not available, and the accuracy of calculation of the total score was poor. This study has used sub-scores and is an order of magnitude
BACKGROUND
While there has been a great deal of literature describing the relationship between nutritional status and development of pressure ulcers, statistically rigorous studies analyzing the relationship between hypoalbuminemia and outcomes are lacking.
METHODS
The American College of Surgeons'
BACKGROUND
Studies of risk factors for clinically significant pressure ulcers in the hospital have been limited by the small number of study subjects that develop pressure ulcers, resulting in contradictory findings regarding some risk factors.
OBJECTIVE
To determine if three risk factors (low serum
OBJECTIVE
To ascertain the relevance of serum albumin and serum sodium as predictors of pressure sores in addition to the Waterlow score.
METHODS
Observational study of patients at risk of developing decubitus ulcers.
METHODS
Staffordshire, in the midlands of the United Kingdom.
METHODS
773 elderly
Critically ill patients are at high risk of developing pressure ulcers (PUs) and patients who develop PUs remain significantly longer in the intensive care unit (ICU) with significantly increased morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the identification of patients at truly increased risk is important.
This retrospective study examined the validity of the commonly used serum albumin level as an indicator of nutrition status of patients with pressure ulcer(s), particularly because the serum albumin level is affected by various factors and may not be specific to malnutrition. Specifically, we
OBJECTIVE
We aimed to investigate the predictive validity of serum albumin for pressure ulcer healing, according to patient condition and wound characteristics.
METHODS
This study was a secondary analysis of pooled data from two multicentre cohort studies undertaken in 2005 and 2007. All adult
The aim of the current method of screening patients is to identify risk factors that are considered to cause, or contribute to, pressure ulcer (PU) development. Yet screening has not resulted in a reduction in pressure ulcer development. The literature was reviewed to identify the level of evidence
OBJECTIVE
The overall goal of this observational study was to determine whether modifiable vascular risk factors contribute to the prevalence of pressure ulcers (PrU) in veterans with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
BACKGROUND
Given the increasingly limited financial resources in hospitals and
Wound coverage using a flap, most commonly a perforator or rotation flap, often is required for the closure of extensive sacral pressure ulcers. To assess the duration of wound healing and postsurgical complications following two types of surgical closure procedure, perforator and rotation flaps, a
OBJECTIVE
This study aims to evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI), incidence and severity of pressure ulcers (PU) in patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and describe the differential prognosis of patients with PU and factors that modify it.
METHODS
Case-control
This prospective study aimed to determine differences in nutritional status, incidence of pressure sores, and incidence of mortality between two groups, one composed of 33 elderly, institutionalized patients with cancer and the other a matched group of 33 patients without cancer. Subjects with
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether the biochemistry of chronic pressure ulcers differs between patients with and without chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) through measurement and comparison of the concentration of wound fluid inflammatory mediators, growth factors, cytokines, acute phase proteins, and