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Nurses' knowledge and practice in preventing pressure injuries in intensive care units

The population of the study consisted of 111 nurses working in level 3 ICU, of which 91 (82%) completed the study. The nurses' characteristics were presented comparatively according to...

Modified application of vacuum-assisted closure in thoracic surgery patients

A retrospective chart review for all patients who were admitted under thoracic surgery in a university hospital in Saudi Arabia between July 2014 and July 2018, and who developed an SSI. Patients were...

Tight glycaemic control and surgical site infections post cardiac surgery: a systematic review

We thoroughly reviewed studies that investigated the different glycaemic control conditions using CII with the incidence of SSIs in patients with diabetes undergoing cardiac surgery. The review...

Comparison of topical honey and povidone iodine-based dressings for wound healing: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out according to PRISMA guidelines.41.

Use of a biosynthetic wound dressing to treat burns: a systematic review

In this systematic literature review, ‘Suprathel’, ‘effectiveness’, ‘safety’, and ‘cost’ were selected as keywords. Possible synonyms and alternative spellings of all the terms were also included.

Pressure ulcer prevention dressing design and biomechanical efficacy

From a medical statistics perspective, effective PUP is known to be substantially more difficult to demonstrate in clinical trials with respect to the successfulness of PU treatment interventions.20...