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Obese women are more likely to develop a surgical site infection (SSI) following caesarean section (CS) than non-obese women. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is increasingly being used to reduce SSI with limited evidence for its effectiveness. Open Access Article
The purpose of this small evaluation on five patients presenting to community podiatry services in Birmingham with foot ulceration was to explore common problems associated with diabetes and other high-risk conditions and illustrate the clinical effectiveness and experience of using a chitosan absorbent gelling fibre dressing. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Zorflex is a new type of antimicrobial dressing composed of 100% activated carbon cloth. It attracts and binds bacteria to its surface, enabling them to be safely removed at dressing change. It has no reported toxic effects and can be used on either a short- or long-term basis. This article describes 4 case studies in which patients with recalcitrant chronic venous leg ulcers that were prone to recurrent infection were treated with the activated carbon cloth dressing. To read the full article, log in using your NHS OpenAthens details
Although benefit or harm cannot be ruled out, there is no reliable randomized controlled evidence that the frequency of changes of central venous access device dressing affects patient outcomes, such as catheter-related bloodstream infection.
This study demonstrated the feasibility of a device for monitoring pressure relief maneuvers and physical activity for wheelchair users. The device counts the number of wheel pushes based on wheelchair acceleration and measures pressure relief maneuvers using a seat sensor consisting of three force sensing resistors (FSRs). You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please be clear which article you are requesting.
Objective To explore pressure area related pain as a predictor of category ≥2 pressure ulcer (PU) development.
Conclusions This is the first study to assess pain as a predictor of category ≥2 PU development. In all 4 models, pain emerged as a risk factor associated with an increased probability of category ≥2 PU development. Open Access Article
Pressure ulcer prevention in the care home setting can be challenging and is often compromised by a lack of access to education and resources. There are measures that have been shown to consistently improve outcomes in pressure ulcer prevention including assessment of the patient and their individual risks, delivery of a consistent plan of care that meets patients’ needs, and regular evaluation to identify shortfalls.
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Since its introduction in clinical practice in the early 1990's negative pressure wounds therapy (NPWT) has become widely used in the management of complex wounds in both inpatient and outpatient care. NPWT has been described as a effective treatment for wounds of many different aetiologies and suggested as a gold standard for treatment of wounds such as open abdominal wounds, dehisced sternal wounds following cardiac surgery and as a valuable agent in complex non-healing wounds. Increasingly, NPWT is being applied in the primary and home-care setting, where it is described as having the potential to improve the efficacy of wound management and help reduce the reliance on hospital-based care. Login using your SSSFT NHS OpenAthens details for full text. SSOTP - You can request a copy of this article by replying to this email. Please ensure you are clear which article you requesting.
Unfortunately SSOTP do not plan to take library services from the SSSFT library services during 2017/18. Sadly this means that we will be discontinuing this weekly bulletin. If you are an SSSFT member of staff subscribed to this bulletin, please reply to this email letting us know what areas of the update you are interested in and we can discuss the best way of keeping you updated in this area.
Unfortunately SSOTP do not plan to take library services from the SSSFT library services during 2017/18. Sadly this means that we will be discontinuing this weekly bulletin. If you are an SSSFT member of staff subscribed to this bulletin, please reply to this email letting us know what areas of the update you are interested in and we can discuss the best way of keeping you updated in this area.