Pressure Ulcer Prevention: Optimizing a Temporally Redistributing Support Interface
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Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention.
BACKGROUND Pressure ulcers (also known as bedsores, pressure sores, decubitus ulcers) are areas of localised damage to the skin and underlying tissue due to pressure, shear or friction. They are common in the elderly and immobile and costly in financial and human terms. Pressure-relieving beds, mattresses and seat cushions are widely used as aids to prevention in both institutional and non-inst...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1941-7020
DOI: 10.3844/ajeassp.2016.1222.1231