Tissue-interface pressures on three different support-surfaces for trauma patients

Injury

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 946-948

  Keller, B P J A ^a,b   Lubbert, P H W ^a   Keller, E ^a   Leenen, L P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Interface pressure; Pressure ulcers; Support surface; Tissue damage; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY; LORDOSIS; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACRUM; SCAPULA; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; BEDS; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESSURE; VACUUM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 22044433990     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2004.09.017     Document Type: Article

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