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Semin Vasc Surg
March 2025
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Charcot neuroarthropathy (CN) is an inflammatory condition affecting the joints of patients with peripheral neuropathy; its prevalence is as high as 7.5%. It is commonly seen in patients with diabetes and poses a significant public health burden.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Tissue Viability
February 2025
Skin Wounds and Trauma Research Centre, The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dublin, Ireland.
Aim: To explore existing literature examining physiological differences in pressure ulcer response among individuals with differing skin tones.
Methods: This was a scoping review. Articles meeting the inclusion criteria were retrieved from electronic databases including PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Cochrane, and EMBASE, using the keywords "pressure ulcer," "skin pigmentation," "melanin," and "risk factor.
Nurs Open
March 2025
School of Nursing, Wound Research Laboratory, Koç University, Istanbul, Türkiye.
Aim: To describe and synthesise current literature on care bundles in preventing hospital-acquired pressure injuries and to present a meta-analysis of experimental studies evaluating the effects of care bundles.
Design: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Methods: Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, Google Scholar and Medline (OVID), and relevant articles were identified from the inception of each database until June 5, 2024.
Foot ulcers are most often vascular, pressure-related or diabetes-related. The presence of neuropathy with loss of protective sensation and/or peripheral arterial disease are essential risk factors for diabetic foot ulcers. Prevention aims at identifying the foot at risk, regularly checking the foot at risk, educating patients, relatives and healthcare professionals, ensuring the routine wearing of appropriate footwear and treating risk factors for ulceration.
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March 2025
Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, The 83 Affiliated Hospital of Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang, China.
Background: Decubitus ulcers, also known as pressure ulcers, pose a significant public health challenge due to their substantial impact on morbidity, mortality, and healthcare expenditures.
Methods: The number and age-standardized rates (ASRs) of prevalence, death, disability adjusted life-year (DALY), years of life lost (YLL), and years lived with disability (YLD) at the global, regional, and national levels were acquired from the GBD 2021 database. Trends were evaluated based on the estimated average percentage change (EAPC) of ASRs.
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