Patients undergoing operative and other invasive procedures are at high risk for developing pressure injuries. This study aimed to determine the incidence of perioperative pressure injuries in patients who underwent procedures lasting two hours or more in Turkey and the risk factors that affect the development of pressure injuries. Data were collected during the perioperative period. The incidence of perioperative pressure injuries was 40.4%. The results of univariate logistic regression analysis showed that intraoperative vasopressor use, skin turgor, and diastolic blood pressure less than or equal to 60 mm Hg were significantly related to the development of pressure injuries. There was no significant difference between patients who developed pressure injuries and patients who did not when comparing their preoperative Braden Scale scores. Perioperative nurses should assess each patient for pressure injury risk and perform interventions to prevent pressure injuries during each stage of the patient's perioperative course.
The determination of healing rate in the diabetic foot wound is an important assessment parameter that is part of the overall clinical decision-making process in wound treatment. A number of methods that have been used to calculate healing, ranging from length and width measurement, surface area measure changes expressed as a function of time and linear advancement of the wound edge. The objective of this study was to compare surface area measures to linear advancement of the wound edge in 228 diabetic foot ulcers. Each wound was measured using the two methods and analyzed using linear regression to determine the best modeling of the healing process in these wounds. Results indicated that the total surface area change per day was superior to the linear advancement parameter in this group of wounds and that the area measurement was significantly more likely to predict the healing trajectory in the subgroup of wounds that took more than 28 days to heal. Contrary to expectations, the linear advancement method was correlated to initial wound size in the longer duration wounds suggesting that in these chronic wounds, differing healing phases render the surface area calculation method superior to the linear advancement parameter.
Aim: The aim of this study was to examine the urinary incontinence (UI) types on the sexual function and quality of life (QOL) of women with UI and the correlation between sexual function and QOL. Methods: The sample for this descriptive study was comprised of 122 women who presented to obstetrics and gynecology and urology outpatient clinics at university hospitals in Denizli and Izmir, Turkey, who had UI, who were sexually active, who volunteered to participate in the study, and who were chosen by a convenience sampling method. A sociodemographic data collection form, the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), and the Incontinence Quality of Life (I-QOL) questionnaire were used for data collection in the study. Results:The mixed type of incontinence had an effect on the women's quality of life, mixed and stress incontinence affected the FSFI's pain subscale, and the total sexual functioning score was lower for the women with mixed incontinence. Even though the correlation values were low, it was clear that there was a positive correlation between sexual function and quality of life. Conclusions: Among the incontinence types, a significant difference was determined by the FSFI and I-QOL. Urinary incontinence seems to be the predictor of sexual function and quality of life. As a result, a comprehensive assessment of patients with UI is recommended because this condition has a negative influence on their sexual function and quality of life.
A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob b j je ec c t ti i v ve e: : Fo ot pa in is one of the most fre qu ent he alth prob lems in the ge ne ral popu la ti on and is a chal len ging cli ni cal si tu a ti on for the he alth pro fes si o nal, sin ce the e ti o logy of pa in ful and de for med fe et is po orly un ders to od. The aim of the study was to in ves ti ga te the foot pa in and plan tar fo ot lo a ding cha rac te ris tics to de ter mi ne fo ot ail ments in pe op le who li ve in Ege Re gi on. Pe dog raphy was used to analy se fo ot lo a ding pa ra me ters du ring ba re fo ot wal king. We al so ai med to find a correlation bet we en the cli ni cal di ag no sis and pe dog rap hic fin dings. M Ma a t te e r ri i a al l a an nd d M Me et t h ho od ds s: : A to tal of 1321 sub jects (2642 fe et) we re eva lu a ted. Sub jects we re ca tego ri zed ac cor ding to fo ot type to exa mi ne the ef fects on fo ot prob lems. Fo ot dis com fort was noted ac cor ding to in di vi du als' comp la ints and cli ni cal di ag no sis. R Re e s su ul lt ts s: : In the pre sent study lo we ring of trans ver se arch has be en se en as the most com mon fo ot ail ment (80.5%) in the study po pu la ti on. The ot her com mon fo ot prob lems we re pesp la no val gus (19.3%) and la te ral fo ot loa ding (16.4%). Fo ot di sor ders we re mostly se en in over we ight wo men, and this in cre a sed with in cre a sing age. Most of the sub jects had Gre ek fo ot type (59.1%) and lo we ring of trans ver se arch was fo und le ast of ten in this fo ot type. C Co on nc c l lu u s si i o on n: : The re was di rect re la ti ons hip of fo ot problems with gen der, age, body mass index, fo ot type and pro fes si on. In so me ca ses cli nic di ag noses we re fo und to di sag re e with pe dog rap hic analy sis. This study high lights the im por tan ce of fo ot lo a ding exa mi na ti on for pe op le of all ages for early di ag no sis of fo ot de for mi ti es.K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Fo ot de for mi ti es; pub lic he alth; dis sent and dis pu tes Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Ayak ağ rı sı ge nel po pü las yon da sık kar şı la şı lan sağ lık prob lem le rin den bi ri dir. Ağ -rı ve de for me ol muş aya ğın et yo lo ji si tam an la şı la ma dı ğın dan sağ lık ça lı şan la rı nı da kli nik te zorla yan bir du rum dur. Araş tır ma, Ege Böl ge sin de ya şa yan in san la rın ayak prob lem le ri ni be lir le mek için ayak ağ rı sı ve plan tar ayak ba sış özel lik le ri ni in ce le mek ama cıy la plan lan mış tır. Aya ğın yük-len me pa ra met re le ri ya lı na yak yü rü me sı ra sın da pe dog ra fi kul la nı la rak ana liz edil miş tir. Ay nı za man da kli nik ta nı ve pe dog ra fi ana li zi ara sın da ki uyu mu bul mak da amaç lan mış tır. G Ge e r re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön n t te em m l le er r: : Top lam 1321 ki şi, 2642 ayak de ğer len di ril miş tir. Has ta lar, ayak prob lem le ri ne olan et ki si ni in ce le mek için ayak tip le ri ne gö re sı nıf lan dı rıl mış tır. Ayak ra hat sız lık la rı, bi rey le rin şika -yet le ri ve kli nik ta nı esas alı na rak ka yıt ed...
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