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Correction: Nursing care in the prevention of skin tears in the elderly: integr...
Tavares, Ana Carina; Olivença, Luísa; Vilas Boas, Marisa; Queirós, SandraIntroduction Skin tears are considered injuries of traumatic etiology that can result from a variety of mechanical forces, such as shear or friction forces, blunt trauma, falls, improper handling, injury caused by equipment or removal of adherent dressings. These are acute wounds that have a high probability of becoming complex chronic wounds. They cause pain, increase healthcare costs, reduce quality of life a...
Cuidados de enfermagem na prevenção de quebras de pele no idoso:
Tavares, Ana Carina; Vilas Boas, MarisaIntrodução As quebras de pele, ou skin tears, são consideradas lesões de etiologia traumática que podem resultar de uma variedade de forças mecânicas, como cisalhamento ou forças de atrito, trauma contuso, quedas, manuseamento inadequado, lesão provocada por equipamento ou remoção de pensos aderentes. São feridas agudas que têm alta probabilidade de se tornarem feridas crónicas complexas. Causam dor, aumentam o...
Nursing care in the prevention of skin tears in the elderly: integrative review...
Tavares, Ana; Olivença, Luisa; Vilas Boas, MarisaIntroduction Skin tears are considered injuries of traumatic etiology that can result from a variety of mechanical forces, such as shear or friction forces, blunt trauma, falls, improper handling, injury caused by equipment or removal of adherent dressings. These are acute wounds that have a high probability of becoming complex chronic wounds. They cause pain, increase healthcare costs, reduce quality of life a...