Nimbus ® range of pressure - redistributing mattresses
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There are a number of major drivers behind the need to improve the way pressure ulcer risk is managed: higher acuity patients; resource-limited healthcare systems; a growing emphasis on patient preference, clinician safety and a nosocomial pressure ulcer rate that has changed little over time (Buttery and Phillips, 2009). The challenges are clearly complex and demand an evidence-based and timely prevention strategy. For example, patient risk has to be established at first clinical contact, a comprehensive plan of care implemented in order to optimise the tissue’s tolerance to applied pressure, and pressure must be redistributed away from the most vulnerable areas (European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel-National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel [EPUAPNPUAP], 2009). This latter element is perhaps most critical, as it tackles the fundamental cause of harm — unrelieved pressure.
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BMJ Trial Group Angela
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تاریخ انتشار 2010