Effect of Rolling Bed on Decubitus in Bedridden Nursing Home Patients

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 184, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 153-157

  Izutsu, Takeshi ^a   Matsui, Toshifumi ^b   Satoh, Toshihiro ^a   Tsuji, Takayuki ^a   Sasaki, Hidetada ^b  

^a Miki Hospital   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bedridden elderly; Care givers; Lateral position; Pressure sore; Rolling air cushion bed

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BED; DECUBITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; NURSING HOME; PATHOLOGY; PELVIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; BEDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MOTION; NURSING HOMES; PELVIS; PRESSURE ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031995133     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.184.153     Document Type: Article

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