Moustafa Elmasry

Pressure injuries are associated with personal suffering and high economic costs. Knowledge of the role that people with pressure injuries attribute to reconstructive surgery as a treatment strategy for healing wounds is largely missing from current research. The aim was to explore the lived experience of patients with ischial, sacral and trochanteric pressure injuries and their way through reconstructive surgery.

Nyckelord: MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sammanfattning: BackgroundThe skin is the largest organ in the human body and its vital functions are crucial for our survival. Skin grafting has gained increased popularity during the past two centuries and its practical utility has successively improved. The technique is crucial for permanent wound coverage including i.e. burns and for defects resulting after tumour surgery when other reconstructive regimens are not suitable.

Nyckelord: MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Sammanfattning: Reconstructive surgery can be required as a result of complex wounds and tissue defects, which can occur after various types of injuries and surgical procedures. Tissue may need to be transferred to the affected area to restore form and function as much as possible, which can be done in several ways.