This study aimed to carry out a crosscultural adaptation of the Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) Portuguese language through translation instrument into (by bilingual specialists and specialist committee) validation inter-rater reliability (comparison between nurses' stomal therapists' observations) convergent validity (correlation pressure ulcers - PU stages type tissue factor total scale score). Besides Kappa index, we also used Fisher's Spearman's Tests. The indices (0.90 1.00)...

CONTEXT: Complications from diabetes mellitus affecting the lower limbs occur in 40 to 70% of such patients. Neuropathy is main cause ulceration and may be associated with vascular impairment. The wound evolves necrosis infection, if not properly treated, amputation end result. Surgical treatment preferred complex wounds without spontaneous healing. After debridement necrotic tissue, bed needs prepared receive a transplant either graft or flap. Dressings can used prepare bed, but this...

A review of the literature reveals a lack consensus regarding local management skin graft donor sites. This study was undertaken to determine effects 3 different dressings on healing sites and patient discomfort related sites.This is comparison cohort study.We recruited 34 burn patients scheduled for partial-thickness grafts; their mean age 36 ± 18 years (mean SD, range 20 54 years), 63% were male. All subjects managed at Burn Unity Care, located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.Subjects randomly...

OBJETIVO: A neuropatia diabética leva à diminuição ou perda da sensibilidade protetora do pé, tornando o diabético mais vulnerável ao trauma mecânico, consequentemente, levando-o formação de feridas e eventualmente, segmentar nos membros inferiores. profilaxia das complicações neuropáticas deve ser iniciada pela identificação grau e, portanto, comprometimento neurológico. O Pressure Specified Sensory DeviceTM foi desenvolvido para quantificar limiar pressão aplicada sobre a pele, necessário...

Abstract Background The face is responsible for nonverbal communication. Facial nerve paralysis, which the weakness or paralysis of innervation muscles that perform these movements, a condition can raise serious physical, psychological, social, professional, aesthetic, and functional disorders. physical aspect has disastrous effect on patient's self‐image emotional state. This study aimed to evaluate patients with facial through Body Image Quality Life Index (BIQLI), pre‐ postclinical...

Diabetic foot ulcers usually are hard to heal, and amputation is sometimes necessary. Wound bed preparation helps promote the normal healing process, debridement fundamental improving wound microenvironment. Hydrogel enriched with sodium alginate vitamins A E a new treatment that can aid in WBP.This study evaluates efficacy of autolytic promoted by hydrogel DFU.This was single-blind randomized controlled trial 12-week follow-up period. Twenty-six patients were into either control group...

O tratamento das feridas inclui métodos clínicos e cirúrgicos, entre os clínicos, o curativo é mais frequentemente utilizado. Um vasto arsenal terapêutico, composto por curativos passivos, com princípios ativos, inteligentes, biológicos terapia pressão negativa capaz de auxiliar no reparo do tegumento em várias situações. Os são utilizados para melhorar as condições leito da ferida podendo ser, algumas ocasiões, próprio definitivo. Em muitas situações apenas a etapa intermediária cirúrgico....

Objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy autolytic debridement promoted by hydrogel with sodium alginate enriched fatty acids and vitamins A E in healing foot wounds diabetic patients. clinical conducted at an outpatient clinic medical specialties. The sample comprised 8 patients supervised for a 3-month period, from April July 2017, means history, photographic record, planimetry, classification wound severity Pressure Ulcer Scale Healing (PUSH) system. Of supervised, 1 dropped...

INTRODUÇÃO: Determinar e comparar limiares de sensibilidade cutânea nos pés pacientes diabéticos com úlcera em apenas um dos membros inferiores. MATERIAIS E MÉTODOS: 20 foram estudados, a média idade conhecimento do diabetes foi 61,6 12,4 anos, respectivamente. Todos os previamente testados o monofilamento Semmes-Weinstein nº 5,07. A avaliada usando teste discriminação entre dois pontos PSSD™ (Pressure-Specified Sensory Device) para avaliar maneira quantitativa, g/mm². Testadas três áreas da...

Objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy autolytic debridement promoted by hydrogel with sodium alginate enriched fatty acids and vitamins A E in healing foot wounds diabetic patients. clinical conducted at an outpatient clinic medical specialties. The sample comprised 8 patients supervised for a 3-month period, from April July 2017, means history, photographic record, planimetry, classification wound severity Pressure Ulcer Scale Healing (PUSH) system. Of supervised, 1 dropped...

The lower limbs chronic venous ulcers are extremely stressful for patients and their families due to the physical limitation need of special care caused by that disease, which is responsible decrease life quality productivity. Despite being a common problem in health units, do not have adequate treatment most these specialized services mainly because ignorance pathophysiology therapists. Among complex therapeutic measures described literature, prevention early diagnosis primary steps proper...