* Use of wound dressings to enhance prevention of pressure ulcers caused by medical devices.
- Medical device related pressure ulcers (MDR PUs) are defined as pressure injuries associated with the use of devices applied for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes wherein the PU that develops has the same configuration as the device. Many institutions have reduced the incidence of traditional PUs (sacral, buttock and heel) and therefore the significance of MDR PU has become more apparent. The highest risk of MDR PU has been reported to be patients with impaired sensory perception, such as neuropathy, and an impaired ability for the patient to communicate discomfort, for example, oral intubation, language barriers, unconsciousness or non-verbal state. Patients in critical care units typify the high-risk patient and they often require more devices for monitoring and therapeutic purposes. An expert panel met to review the evidence on the prevention of MDR PUs and arrived at these conclusions: (i) consider applying dressings that demonstrate pressure redistribution and absorb moisture from body areas in contact with medical devices, tubing and fixators, (ii) in addition to dressings applied beneath medical devices, continue to lift and/or move the medical device to examine the skin beneath it and reposition for pressure relief and (iii) when simple repositioning does not relieve pressure, it is important not to create more pressure by placing dressings beneath tight devices.
=>1.高いところにある, 高い, 高さが〜の, 高貴な, 高く, 高額の, 興奮状態の, 2.高い所, 高水準
Overview of noun high
The noun high has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (5) high -- (a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high")
2. high -- (an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda
high")
3. high -- (a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days")
4. high -- (a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to
get a high on")
5. high, heights -- (a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't
like heights")
6. senior high school, senior high, high, highschool, high school -- (a public secondary school
usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool")
7. high gear, high -- (a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for
a given engine speed)
Overview of adj high
The adj high has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (134) high -- (greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a high temperature"; "a
high price"; "the high point of his career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is high";
"he has a high opinion of himself")
2. (51) high -- ((literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or
upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high
ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high incline"; "a foot high")
3. (10) eminent, high -- (standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places";
"the high priest"; "eminent members of the community")
4. (7) high, high-pitched -- (used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency)
5. (2) high, in high spirits -- (happy and excited and energetic)
6. gamey, gamy, high -- ((used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted)
7. high, mellow -- (slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially
marijuana))
Overview of adv high
The adv high has 4 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (9) high, high up -- (at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder")
2. (2) high -- (in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high")
3. high, richly, luxuriously -- (in a rich manner; "he lives high")
4. high -- (far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river")
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