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Kennedy terminal ulcer and other skin wounds at the end of life: An integrative review

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    Identificador: imarina:9173273
    Autores:
    Roca-Biosca, AlbaRubio-Rico, LourdesInmaculada De Molina-Fernandez, MariaFrancisco Martinez-Castillo, JuanLuis Pancorbo-Hidalgo, PedroPedro Garcia-Fernandez, Francisco
    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.
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    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
  • Palabras clave:

    Dermatology,Nursing,Pathology and Forensic Medicine
    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
    Pathology and forensic medicine
    Nursing
    Medicina iii
    Medicina i
    General medicine
    Enfermagem
    Dermatology
    Ciencias sociales
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