Pressure ulcers and support surfaces
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Randomised, controlled trial of alternating pressure mattresses compared with alternating pressure overlays for the prevention of pressure ulcers: PRESSURE (pressure relieving support surfaces) trial.
OBJECTIVE To compare whether differences exist between alternating pressure overlays and alternating pressure mattresses in the development of new pressure ulcers, healing of existing pressure ulcers, and patient acceptability. DESIGN Pragmatic, open, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. SETTING 11 hospitals in six NHS trusts. PARTICIPANTS 1972 people admitted to hospital as acute or...
متن کاملSupport 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...
متن کاملPressure relieving support surfaces (PRESSURE) trial: cost effectiveness analysis.
OBJECTIVE To assess the cost effectiveness of alternating pressure mattresses compared with alternating pressure overlays for the prevention of pressure ulcers in patients admitted to hospital. DESIGN Cost effectiveness analysis carried out alongside the pressure relieving support surfaces (PRESSURE) trial; a multicentre UK based pragmatic randomised controlled trial. SETTING 11 hospitals i...
متن کاملPressure ulcers.
Pressure ulcers are localized areas of tissue necrosis that result from unrelieved pressure. They are graded or staged according to the degree of tissue damage observed. The main etiologic factors include pressure, shearing forces, friction, and moisture. The clinical course may be complicated by several conditions including infection, sepsis, osteomyelitis, fistulas, and carcinoma. Preventive ...
متن کاملPressure ulcers and litigation.
In the past, relatives and patients appeared to accept that pressure ulcers were an inevitable result of chronic conditions and reduced mobility. Now they are viewed as evidence of a failure to provide a reasonable standard of care and action can be brought against those responsible, for compensation.
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عنوان ژورنال: Health & Research Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2459-3192,2459-3192
DOI: 10.12681/healthresj.19810