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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
BACKGROUND
Hemorrhoidopexy using the circumferential stapler is an established method for surgical treatment of patients with prolapsing hemorrhoids. Despite its advantages, complications such as anal canal stenosis, hemorrhage and anastomosis leak with eventual intrapelvic sepsis can cause serious
Critically ill patients with fecal incontinence are at high risk of developing incontinence-associated dermatitis (IAD). Scientific prediction and prevention of IAD are essential.The purpose of this study was to determine the risk factors for IAD among OBJECTIVE
To quantify the incidence of loss of an ileoanal pouch in children and to identify variables associated this event.
METHODS
Logistic regression of possible explanatory variables: age, sex, indication for procto-colectomy, pre-operative continence status, use of immunosuppressive drugs,
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Review of the literature concerning pressure ulcers in the intensive care setting. DATA SOURCE AND STUDY SELECTIONS: Computerized databases (Medline from 1980 until 1999 and CINAHL from 1982 until 1999). The indexing terms for article retrieval were: "pressure ulcers", "pressure sores",
This study investigated the relationship among the use of pressure-relieving/reducing support surfaces, risk factors, and the development of pressure ulcers in 108 hospitalized, elderly patients with limited mobility. Pressure ulcers developed in 27 of the patients, even though the majority of these
This is the report of prevalence and identification of possible major factors of significance in the production of pressure ulcers in two general hospitals of 1,301 and 1,006 beds. One of the two hospitals included a 160-bed Spinal Cord Injury and 120-bed Nursing Home Care Unit where research data
OBJECTIVE
Age related decline in food intake is associated with various physiological, psychological and social factors. Our aim was to assess the nutritional status of our elderly patients and its association with other geriatric syndromes.
METHODS
In this cross-sectional population based study,
BACKGROUND
Although there have been reports of Brucella granuloma or abscess in the literature, they were all localized extradurally except one, and most patients underwent surgery.
METHODS
A 40-year-old female presented with urinary and fecal incontinence and a two-month history of progressive