American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
Nov 1, 2018
BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired pressure injuries are a serious problem among critical care patients. Some can be prevented by using measures such as specialty beds, which are not feasible for every patient because of costs. However, decisions about wh...
Chronic wound is an abnormal disease condition of localized injury to the skin and its underlying tissues having physiological impaired healing response. Assessment and management of such wound is a significant burden on the healthcare system. Curren...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Aug 1, 2016
To counter the many disadvantages of prolonged wheelchair use, patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI) are beginning to turn towards robotic exoskeletons. However, we are currently unaware of the magnitude and distribution of forces acting between t...
Zhonghua shao shang za zhi = Zhonghua shaoshang zazhi = Chinese journal of burns
Dec 1, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of exogenous recombinant human basic fibroblast growth factor (rhbFGF) on the healing of muscles in rats after deep tissue injury of pressure ulcers.
Technology and health care : official journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
Jan 1, 2015
This paper proposes body posture recognition and turning recording system for assisting the care of bed bound patients in nursing homes. The system continuously detects the patient's body posture and records the length of time for each body posture. ...