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Subepidermal moisture (SEM) and bioimpedance: a literature review of a novel method for early detection of pressure‐induced tissue damage (pressure ulcers)

Current detection of pressure ulcers relies on visual and tactile changes at the skin surface, but physiological changes below the skin precede surface changes and have a significant impact on tissue health. Inflammatory and apoptotic/necrotic changes in the epidermal and dermal layers of the skin,...

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Autores principales: Moore, Zena, Patton, Declan, Rhodes, Shannon L, O'Connor, Tom
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7949650/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27126794
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.12604