Economic assessment of pressure sore prevention using a computerized mattress system in patients with spinal cord injury

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 21, 2005, Pages 1315-1319

  Catz, Amiram ^a,b   Zifroni, Avi ^b   Philo, Ora ^a  

^a LOEWENSTEIN REHABILITATION HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Computerized mattress; Decubitus ulcers; Matrix 200; Medical technology assessment; Pressure relief

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DECUBITUS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CENTER; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BEDS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PRESSURE ULCER; SKIN CARE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT, BIOMEDICAL;

EID: 29244484419     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500076384     Document Type: Article

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