ArticleInternational wound journal2017
Skin property can predict the development of skin tears among elderly patients: a prospective cohort study.
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- Sampling the skin surface chemistry for diagnosis and prognosis.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society · 2022Pooled it
- Skin tears in older patients in intensive care units: A multicentre point prevalence study.Nursing in critical care · 2025Observational
- The Science of Skin: Measuring Damage and Assessing Risk.Advances in wound care · 2023Review
- Reliability and validity of the Japanese version of the overall dry skin score in older patients.Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI) · 2022Article
- The relationship between skin ultrasound images and muscle damage using skin blotting in wheelchair basketball athletes.Spinal cord · 2020Observational
- Models for predicting skin tears: A comparison.International wound journal · 2020Article
- A risk model for the prediction of skin tears in aged care residents: A prospective cohort study.International wound journal · 2019Article
- Malnutrition is independently associated with skin tears in hospital inpatient setting-Findings of a 6-year point prevalence audit.International wound journal · 2018Article
- Skin avulsion injuries caused by the application of adhesive drapes during total knee arthroplasty: A case report.Medicine · 2018Article
- Chronic Skin Fragility of Aging: Current Concepts in the Pathogenesis, Recognition, and Management of Dermatoporosis.The Journal of clinical and aesthetic dermatology · 2018Review
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to identify skin properties that may be used to predict the development of a skin tear (ST) among elderly patients. A prospective cohort study was conducted among elderly patients aged 65 and older (N = 149) at a long-term medical facility in Japan over an 8-month period. Skin properties at baseline were measured on the forearm using a 20-MHz ultrasound scanner, which measured the thickness of the dermis layer and low-echogenic pixels, and skin blotting method, which evaluated the levels of collagen type IV, matrix metalloproteinase-2 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha. Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for the main confounders were obtained using the Cox proportional hazard model. A total of 52 STs were recorded among the 21 patients, resulting in an incidence rate of 1·13/1000 person-days. The predictor of STs was dermis thickness (HR = 0·52; 95% confidence interval = 0·33-0·81; P-value = 0·004). The cut-off point for dermis thickness was 0·80 mm (area under the curve = 0·77; 95% confidence interval = 0·66-0·88; P-value = 0·006). Our results suggest that measuring the dermis thickness at baseline is an easy and accurate way to identify a high-risk patient.
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