BACKGROUND: Pressure injuries (PIs) are a common and resource-intensive challenge for acute care hospitals worldwide. While a number of preventive strategies have the potential to reduce the cost of hospital-acquired PIs, it is unclear what approach is the most effective.Ocampo, WrechelleCheung,...
People with serious burnout have the same telltale molecules in the brain as people who have had light traumatic brain injuries, such as concussion. So even though there hasn't been a physical accident, your brain has been ‘broken.’ When you’re suffering from chron...
These injuries are particularly of challenge to prevent because medical devices are often an essential therapeutic or diagnostic component of life sustaining treatment [4,5,8]. The scale of the problem is global. Early prevalence studies published before 2010 did not always separate medical device-...
The allocation of resources to prevent alcohol-re- lated injuries should address different risk groups within the population as well as hazardous alcohol products and drinking environments. Because of the high prevalence of hazardous drinking behavior, uni- versal strategies that reduce the alcohol consu...
to prevent the development of cardiotoxicity. Two small trials have reported a neutral effect of RIC in terms of cardiac function in patients undergoing anthracycline-based chemotherapy [19,73]. However, these trials enrolled patients at very low risk for AC and thus the chances to observed ...
Strategies to Help Prevent Bedsores Bedsores are most likely to develop over bony areas of the body that have less fat to pad them—for example, the shoulder blades, hips, base of the spine, and heels—so try to avoid prolonged pressure on these areas, particularly if you are underweight...
But it is much more probable that female killer whales have a large degree of control over which males they allow to mate, and their matrilineal social structure (resulting in strong bonds between female relatives) may also confer some protection if females band together to prevent forced ...
to the ability of alkalis to penetrate deeply into the ocular tissue. On the other hand, acids denature proteins, forming a barrier to prevent further penetration. Concurrent chemical and mechanical injuries are possible, and it is important not to overlook chemical exposure during t...
They assist less-experienced colleagues who need more sensitivity to these alerts and remind senior nurses to prevent missing critical warnings. Leaders prioritize the urgency of alerts, providing opportunities for colleagues to handle less critical situations independently while personally addressing critical...
hospital with nosocomial infection control. Strict volume management, multi-organ function evaluation, critical care of the nutritional assessment/appropriate nutritional support are essential for these patients in ICU. In addition, attention should be paid to bedbound patients to prevent deep vein ...