OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Tissue Viability is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Pressure ulcer/injury classification today: An international perspective	54
Deep skin wound healing potential of lavender essential oil and licorice extract in a nanoemulsion form: Biochemical, histopathological and gene expression evidences	40
Factors related to knowledge, attitude, and practice of nurses in intensive care unit in the area of pressure ulcer prevention: A multicenter study	38
Emerging technologies for the prevention and management of diabetic foot ulcers	35
Determination of the effect of prophylactic dressing on the prevention of skin injuries associated with personal protective equipments in health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic	31
Determination of nurses' level of knowledge on the prevention of pressure ulcers: The case of Turkey	28
Surrounding skin management in venous leg ulcers: A systematic review	28
A collagen-based bi-layered composite dressing for accelerated wound healing	27
Delivery of injectable thermo-sensitive hydrogel releasing nerve growth factor for spinal cord regeneration in rat animal model	27
Chronic wound healing by controlled release of chitosan hydrogels loaded with silver nanoparticles and calendula extract	27
Chitosan and gelatin biopolymer supplemented with mesenchymal stem cells (Velgraft®) enhanced wound healing in goats (Capra hircus): Involvement of VEGF, TGF and CD31	26
COVID-19 related pressure injuries in patients and personnel: A systematic review	25
The lived experience of recurrence prevention in patients with venous leg ulcers: An interpretative phenomenological study	24
Antimicrobial properties of olive oil phenolic compounds and their regenerative capacity towards fibroblast cells	24
What is the incidence of medical device-related pressure injuries in adults within the acute hospital setting? A systematic review	24
A scoping review on Chronic Venous Disease and the development of a Venous Leg Ulcer: The role of obesity and mobility	22
Risk prediction models for the development of oral-mucosal pressure injuries in intubated patients in intensive care units: A prospective observational study	19
A review of animal models from 2015 to 2020 for preclinical chronic wounds relevant to human health	17
The economic impact of pressure ulcers among patients in intensive care units. A systematic review	17
The prevalence and prevention of pressure ulcers: A multicenter study of nine nursing homes in eastern China	16
A systematic review of prevalence and incidence of pressure ulcers/injuries in hospital emergency services	16
Pressure injury and risk in the inpatient paediatric and neonatal populations: A single centre point-prevalence study	15
Smile - Secure my intravenous line effectively: A pilot randomised controlled trial of peripheral intravenous catheter securement in paediatrics	15
Novel nanotechnological approaches for treatment of skin-aging	15
Skin damage prevention in the prone ventilated critically ill patient: A comprehensive review and gap analysis (PRONEtect study)	15

The profile of patients with venous leg ulcers: A systematic review and global perspective	15
Icariin improves cutaneous wound healing in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats	14
Sex-specific differences in prevention and treatment of institutional-acquired pressure ulcers in hospitals and nursing homes	14
Inter-rater reliability of four validated diabetic foot ulcer classification systems	14
Evaluation of pressure ulcer risk and development in operating rooms	14
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of Iranian critical care nurses related to prevention of pressure ulcers: A multicenter cross-sectional study	13
Assessment of the risk of pressure ulcer during the perioperative period: Adaptation of the Munro scale to Turkish	13
Effects and mechanisms of histatins as novel skin wound-healing agents	13
Seated buttocks anatomy and its impact on biomechanical risk	13
Prevalence of pressure ulcers in africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis	13
Evaluation of wound-healing efficiency of a functional Chitosan/Aloe vera hydrogel on the improvement of re-epithelialization in full thickness wound model of rat	13
Knowledge and attitudes of Turkish nursing students towards pressure injury prevention	13
Knowledge and practices of operating room nurses in the prevention of pressure injuries	12
Assessing absorbent products’ effectiveness for the prevention and management of incontinence-associated dermatitis caused by urinary, faecal or double adult incontinence: A systematic review	12
Biomarkers for the early detection of pressure injury: A systematic review and meta-analysis	12
Repeatability and reliability of the diabetic foot self-care questionnaire in Arabic patients: A transcultural adaptation	12
Reliability and agreement of skin barrier measurements in a geriatric care setting	12
Clinical signs and symptoms of diaper dermatitis in newborns, infants, and young children: A scoping review	11
Skin temperature and vascular attributes as early warning signs of pressure injury	11
Knowledge of pressure injury in medical and surgical nurses in a tertiary level hospital: A cross-sectional study	11
Croatian nurses' and nursing students' knowledge about pressure injury prevention	11
Manuka honey modulates the release profile of a dHL-60 neutrophil model under anti-inflammatory stimulation	11
Effects of education about prevention of pressure ulcer on knowledge and attitudes of nursing students	10
Cost-effectiveness analysis of negative pressure wound therapy dressings after open inguinal vascular surgery – The randomised INVIPS-Trial	10
Incidence and prevalence of pressure injuries in children patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis	10
Clinical research on the use of bordered foam dressings in the treatment of complex wounds: A systematic review of reported outcomes and applied measurement instruments	10
Nurses’ attitude on pressure injury prevention: A systematic review and meta-analysis based on the pressure ulcer prevention instrument (APuP)	10
Prevalence and characteristics of older people with pressure ulcers and legs ulcers, in nursing homes in Barcelona	10
Oil from hake (Merluccius merluccius): Characterization, antioxidant activity, wound healing and anti-inflammatory effects	10
How the COVID-19 pandemic influences the prevalence of pressure injuries in the Czech Republic: A nationwide analysis of a health registry in 2020	10
Anatomical variability of sub-epidermal moisture and its clinical implications	9
Challenges faced by doctors and nurses in wound care management during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey and their views on telehealth	9
Investigating the release of inflammatory cytokines in a human model of incontinence-associated dermatitis	9
COVID19: Challenging tissue viability in both patients and clinicians	9
Kennedy terminal ulcer and other skin wounds at the end of life: An integrative review	9
Electrical microcurrent stimulation therapy for wound healing: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials	9
Effect of foot health and quality of life in patients with Parkinson disease: A prospective case-control investigation	9
Pressure injuries during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: A retrospective, case-control study	9
Evidence assessing the development, evaluation and implementation of digital health technologies in wound care: A rapid scoping review	8
Pressure injury prevention practices of intensive care unit nurses in Turkey: A descriptive multiple-methods qualitative study	8
What is the effect of larval therapy on the debridement of venous leg ulcers? A systematic review	8
C-reactive protein and diabetic foot ulcer infections: A meta-analysis	8
Medical device-related pressure injuries: Knowledge levels of nurses and factors affecting these	8
Prevention and treatment of pressure injuries: A meta-synthesis of Cochrane Reviews	8
Deep frostbite: Clinical characteristics and outcomes in northeastern China	8
Prevention of pressure injuries in critically ill children: A preliminary evaluation	8
The implications of diabetic foot health-related with quality of life: A retrospective case control investigation	8
“What pressure ulcers mean to me?” Representations of pressure ulcer in persons with spinal cord injury: A qualitative study	8
Remote assessment of surgical site infection (SSI) using patient-taken wound images: Development and evaluation of a method for research and routine practice	7
Prevalence and risk factors associated with the formation of dermal lesions on the foot during hiking	7

Incidence and risk factors associated with hospital-acquired pressure ulcers following total hip arthroplasty: A retrospective nationwide inpatient sample database study	7
The mechanism of persistent undermining of a sacral pressure ulcer: Experimental analyses using a deformable model and examination of skin mobility over different anatomical locations	7
Personal protective equipment related skin changes among nurses working in pandemic intensive care unit: A qualitative study	7
An estimation of diabetes foot self-care based on validated scores: A systematic review and meta-analysis	7
Development and validation of the incontinence associated dermatitis knowledge, attitude and practice questionnaire	7
Superabsorbent wound dressings versus foams dressings for the management of moderate-to-highly exuding venous leg ulcers in French settings: An early stage model-based economic evaluation	7
Evaluating the effects of sedentary behaviour on plantar skin health in people with diabetes	7
Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of pressure ulcer knowledge assessment tool-updated version (PUKAT 2.0)	7
Reporting of pressure ulcers and medical device related pressure ulcers in policy and practice: A narrative literature review	7
Ultrasound assessment of deep tissue on the wound bed and periwound skin: A classification system using ultrasound images	6
Biomarker directed chronic wound therapy – A new treatment paradigm	6
A toolkit for the quantitative evaluation of chronic wounds evolution for early detection of non-healing wounds	6
Skin-related problems associated with the use of personal protective equipment among health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A online survey study	6
Preparation and evaluation of an innovative antibacterial bi-layered composite dressing for skin wound healing	6
Anti-inflammatory effect of different PRGF formulations on cutaneous surface	6
Knowledge, attitude, and practice of Iranian nurses towards pressure ulcer prevention: A systematic review	6
Adverse event reporting and trial registration in venous leg ulcer trials published since the 2001 CONSORT statement revision: A systematic review	6
A review of the characterizations of soft tissues used in human body modeling: Scope, limitations, and the path forward	6
Risk factors associated with heel pressure ulcer development in adult population: A systematic literature review	6
A review of foot finite element modelling for pressure ulcer prevention in bedrest: Current perspectives and future recommendations	6
Comparison of the efficacy of multiple antioxidant and hyperbaric oxygen treatments in the prevention of ischemia and necrosis of local random McFarlane skin flap	6
New pressure ulcers dressings to alleviate human soft tissues: A finite element study	6
Nurse-led patient education for persons suffering from a venous leg ulcer in outpatient's clinics and homecare settings: A scoping review	6
Root cause analysis to identify contributing factors for the development of hospital acquired pressure injuries	6
Pressure levels in the trochanter area according to repositioning at different degrees of inclination in healthy subjects	6
An exploration of the perspectives of individuals and their caregivers on pressure ulcer/injury prevention and management to inform the development of a clinical guideline	6
Characterisation of an ischemia reperfusion model for the formation of a stage I pressure ulcer in mouse skin	6
Platelet-rich fibrin: An effective chronic wound healing accelerator	6
Topical bilirubin-deferoxamine hastens excisional wound healing by modulating inflammation, oxidative stress, angiogenesis, and collagen deposition in diabetic rats	5
Complete skin regeneration with medical honey after skin loss on the entire circumference of a leg in a cat	5
Use of honey in diabetic foot ulcer: Systematic review and meta-analysis	5
Comparative effectiveness of heel-specific medical devices for the prevention of heel pressure ulcers: A systematic review	5
trans-Cinnamic acid, but not p-coumaric acid or methyl cinnamate, induces fibroblast migration through PKA- and p38-MAPK signalling pathways	5
A randomized controlled trial to compare the interface pressures of alternating pressure overlay with gel pad versus gel pad alone during prolonged surgery	5
Comparison of interface pressures on three operating table support surfaces during surgery	5
Vascular assessment in venous leg ulcer diagnostics and management in Australian primary care: Clinician experiences	5
Determination of medical device-related pressure injury in COVID-19 patients: A prospective descriptive study	5
Protective equipment-related pressure ulcers in healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review	5
SA/G hydrogel containing NRF2-engineered HEK-293-derived CM improves wound healing efficacy of WJ-MSCs in a rat model of excision injury	5
Impact of tailored training about pressure injuries on nurses’ knowledge levels and pressure injury point prevalence: The case of Turkey	5
Incidence and risk factors of medical device-related pressure injuries among patients undergoing prone position spine surgery in the operating room	5
An acellular tissue engineered biomimetic wound healing device created using collagen and tropoelastin accelerates wound healing	5
Psychometric testing and evaluation of user acceptance of an automatic lateral turning device for the prevention of pressure ulcers	5
Negative pressure wound therapy with instillation and dwell time in the wound management of necrotizing fasciitis	5
The effect of a pressure ulcer prevention care bundle on nursing workload costs	5
Evaluation of interface pressure and temperature management in five wheelchair seat cushions and their effects on user satisfaction	5
Implementing best available evidence into practice for incontinence-associated dermatitis in Australia: A multisite multimethod study protocol	5
Improvement of multiterritory perforator flap survival supported by a hybrid perfusion mode: A novel strategy and literature review	5
Validity of skin blot examination for albumin and nerve growth factor β to detect itching of the skin in Indonesian older adults	5
Socks with an U-shaped 3D discharge element are capable to reduce dynamic plantar pressures under the central forefoot	5
The effect of Yang Yan Qing E Wan on senescent phenotypes and the expression of β-catenin and p16INK4a in human skin fibroblasts	5