Comparison of total body tissue interface pressure of specialized pressure-relieving mattresses

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 81-93

  Hickerson, William L ^a,c   Slugocki, George M ^a   Thaker, Reuben L ^a   Duncan, Robert ^b   Bishop, John F ^a   Parks, Judy K ^a  

^a Med and Surg Associates of Georgia   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air fluidized; Interface pressure measurement; Low air loss mattress; Pegasus Airwave ; Pressure ulcer; Standard hospital mattress

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL BEDS; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PRESSURE EFFECTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TISSUE;

INTERFACE PRESSURE; TOTAL BODY TISSUE;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; HOSPITAL BED; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

BEDS; GRAVITATION; HUMANS; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER;

EID: 2542447113     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v14.i2.20     Document Type: Article

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