Autor según el artículo: Roca-Biosca, Alba; Rubio-Rico, Lourdes; Inmaculada De Molina-Fernandez, Maria; Francisco Martinez-Castillo, Juan; Luis Pancorbo-Hidalgo, Pedro; Pedro Garcia-Fernandez, Francisco
Departamento: Infermeria
Autor/es de la URV: De Molina Fernandez, Maria Inmaculada / Rubio Rico, Maria Lourdes
Palabras clave: Unavoidable pressure injuries Trombley-brennan terminal tissue injury Skin changes at life's end Search Scale Pressure injuries Pressure Ktu Kennedy terminal ulcer Failure End-of-life skin failure Care
Resumen: © 2021 Tissue Viability Society Aims: To undertake an integrative literature review to identify, analyse and synthesize current literature on the Kennedy terminal ulcer (KTU) and other unavoidable skin injuries that appear at the end of life regardless of the healthcare context in which they occur. Methods: Integrative review following the Whittemore and Knafl methodology. The search was carried out in PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Scopus. It was limited to articles in English, French, Portuguese and Spanish. As there is little scientific production on the subject, no restrictions were applied regarding publication date. Results: Only 17 articles met the inclusion criteria. These articles were reviewed and analysed. Four relevant issues emerged: Skin failure, SCALE, Kennedy Terminal Ulcer, Trombley-Brennan: different names for the same problem; the defining characteristics and physiopathology of KTU; the differences between KTU and other injuries; and the care approach for KTU and other unavoidable injuries at the end of life. Conclusions: We identified gaps regarding the physiopathology of KTU since the current knowledge is based only on hypotheses. There is also a large gap in the knowledge about care approaches, perhaps because care plans are not recorded. Despite this, it is clear that the main objective in this situation at the end of life would be to prioritize patient comfort and quality of life.
Áreas temáticas: Pathology and forensic medicine Nursing Medicina iii Medicina i General medicine Enfermagem Dermatology Ciencias sociales
Acceso a la licencia de uso: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Direcció de correo del autor: inmaculada.demolina@urv.cat inmaculada.demolina@urv.cat lourdes.rubio@urv.cat lourdes.rubio@urv.cat
Identificador del autor: 0000-0002-1429-4455 0000-0002-1429-4455 0000-0002-3862-0462 0000-0002-3862-0462
Fecha de alta del registro: 2024-09-07
Versión del articulo depositado: info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion
Enlace a la fuente original: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33685789/#full-view-affiliation-1
URL Documento de licencia: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Referencia al articulo segun fuente origial: Journal Of Tissue Viability. 30 (2): 178-182
Referencia de l'ítem segons les normes APA: Roca-Biosca, Alba; Rubio-Rico, Lourdes; Inmaculada De Molina-Fernandez, Maria; Francisco Martinez-Castillo, Juan; Luis Pancorbo-Hidalgo, Pedro; Pedro (2021). Kennedy terminal ulcer and other skin wounds at the end of life: An integrative review. Journal Of Tissue Viability, 30(2), 178-182. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2021.02.006
DOI del artículo: 10.1016/j.jtv.2021.02.006
Entidad: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Año de publicación de la revista: 2021
Tipo de publicación: Journal Publications