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Counter-Intuitive Evidence on the Efficacy of Education for Healthcare Professionals in the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers (Cochrane Database / NHS Improvement)

Posted on September 5, 2018 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary Conventional wisdom would suggest that education and training of healthcare staff must be of some practical benefit for the prevention of pressure ulcers. In the real world it may well do so, who knows, but a Cochrane Review has … Continue reading →

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Towards Harm-Free Care: Modifiable Hospitalisation Risk Factors (Journal of the American Geriatrics Society / HSCIC / BBC News / National Health Executive / NHS England)

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A recent study in the USA found 41% of patients over the age of 70 years who were hospitalised with acute conditions were discharged with lower levels of function compared with when they were admitted to hospital. A number … Continue reading →

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Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline (American College of Physicians Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers / Annals of Internal Medicine / Wounds UK)

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The American College of Physicians (ACP) has issued a clinical guideline on risk assessment and prevention for pressure ulcers. Two related articles, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, cover recommendations for the prevention of pressure ulcers, and assess the … Continue reading →

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The Financial and Human Costs of Mistakes (BBC News / Frontier Economics / CQC / NHS England / NHS IQ / BMJ Quality and Safety / Department of Health / BMC Family Practice)

Posted on October 16, 2014 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary The NHS in England is being urged to reduce mistakes by half, as mistakes in hospitals cost the NHS around £2.5bn per year. Four aspects of poor patient safety include falls, bed ulcers, urinary infections caused by poorly fitted … Continue reading →

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Review of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in Care Homes (BMC Geriatrics)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This review attempts to map the literature generated from research in care homes. The authors performed a systematic mapping review, looking specifically into the evidence-base from randomised controlled trials conducted in care homes. Of the 291 articles reviewed in full, most … Continue reading →

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Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness (AHRQ / Annals of Internal Medicine)

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary A high quality systematic review has been published recently on the treatment of pressure ulcers. Readers may opt to read either the study report in full, or a summary version (two articles) in the Annals of Internal Medicine. “Moderate-strength … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Proposed for Next Newsletter, Systematic Reviews | Tagged Adjunctive Therapies, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US), AHRQ, AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Review Number 90, AHRQ Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, AHRQ Publication No. 13-EHC003-EF, Air-Fluidized Beds, Alternating Pressure Beds and Chair Cushions, Alternating-Air Mattresses, Alternating-Pressure Surfaces, Annals of Internal Medicine, Antimicrobials, Bed Systems, Cleansers, Collagen, Common Pressure Ulcer Sites, Creams, Decubitus Ulcers, Dextranomer, Dressings and Pads, Electrical Stimulation, Foam Dressings, Heel Supports or Boots, Hydrocolloid Dressings, Hydrogel Dressings, Light Therapy, Local Wound Applications, Lotions, Low-Air-Loss Beds, Low–Air-Loss Mattresses, Macrophage Suspensions, Maggot Therapy, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Pressure Ulcer Stages, National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Pressure Ulcer Stages / Categories, Nutrition, Nutritional Supplementation, Overlays, Phenytoin, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Pressure Ulcer Treatment Strategies: Comparative Effectiveness, Pressure Ulcer Treatments, Pressure Ulcers, Pressure Ulcers: Prevention, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Assessment, Pressure Ulcers: Risk Factors, Protein or Amino Acid Supplementation, Protein Supplementation, Radiant Heat Dressings, Repositioning, Skin Surface Breakdown, Stages of Pressure Ulcers, Support Surfaces, Surgery, Systematic Review, Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses, Transparent Film Dressings, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Vitamin Supplementation With Vitamin C or Zinc, Wheelchair Cushions | Leave a comment

Potentially Preventable Complications in Hospitalised Dementia Patients: Urinary Tract Infections, Pressure Sores, Pneumonia and Delirium (BMJ Open)

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News

Summary This article reports on work to identify the rates of potentially preventable complications for dementia patients, compared with non-dementia patients, using hospital discharge data from New South Wales (Australia) in 2006/2007. It was found that surgical dementia patients had higher … Continue reading →

Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Quick Insights, Statistics | Tagged Acute Care, Acute Confusional State, Acute Hospitals, Adjustment Disorders, Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Australian Hospital Dementia Services Project, BMJ Open, Canberra, Comorbidity and Dementia, Decubitus Ulcers, Dementia Care in Acute District General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care in General Hospitals, Epidemiology, Faculty of Health: University of Canberra, General Hospitals, Improving Care in General Hospital Settings, New South Wales, Patient Safety, Pneumonia, Potentially Preventable Complications in Hospitalis, Pressure Areas, Pressure Sores, Prevalence of Delirium, University of Canberra, Urinary Tract Infections | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Decubitus Ulcers

Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers: Clinical Practice Guideline (American College of Physicians Risk Assessment and Prevention of Pressure Ulcers / Annals of Internal Medicine / Wounds UK)

Review of Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) in Care Homes (BMC Geriatrics)

Potentially Preventable Complications in Hospitalised Dementia Patients: Urinary Tract Infections, Pressure Sores, Pneumonia and Delirium (BMJ Open)

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