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ArticleInternational wound journal2025

Stories About Living and Going Through Reconstructive Surgery for Pressure Injuries-A Narrative Study.

Mari Nööjd, Moustafa Elmasry, Ingrid Steinvall

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Article in International wound journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Mari NööjdDepartment of Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Burns, and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5280-1561
Moustafa ElmasryDepartment of Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Burns, and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Ingrid SteinvallDepartment of Hand Surgery, Plastic Surgery and Burns, and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We investigated the lived experience of adult patients with ischial, sacral and trochanteric pressure injuries going through reconstructive surgery. Five informants were recruited. The study was conducted using narrative methodology including in-depth interviews. The transcripts were analysed using structural and thematic methods as described by Riessman. Three main themes were derived: The wound-that changes life; Time-it's my life passing by; and Surgery-a fast track back to life. This study emphasises the importance of surgery as a way to reduce the time it takes for a pressure injury to heal. Involving patients in their own care and sharing information about their treatment is crucial to empower them and maintain a sense of hope.

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Plastic Surgery ProceduresPressure UlcerWound HealingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNarrationQualitative Researchlived experiencenursingperson‐centred carepressure injuryreconstructive surgery

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PMID40288768
PMCPMC12034372

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