Pressure Relief, Visco-Elastic Foam with Inflated Air? A Pilot Study in a Dutch Nursing Home
Objective: There is still little evidence regarding the type of mattress that is the best for preventing pressure ulcers (PUs). In a Dutch nursing home, a new type of overlay mattress (air inflated visco-elastic foam) was tested to analyze the opportunity for replacement of the normally used static air overlay mattress in its three-step PU prevention protocol In this small pilot the outcome measures were: healing of a category one pressure ulcer, new development or deterioration of a category one PU and need for repositioning. Methods: We included 20 nursing home residents with a new category... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Text |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 |
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
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Schlagwörter: | pressure ulcers / repositioning / inflated air overlay / 3-step prevention protocol |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26636579 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare3010078 |