Pressure ulcer prevention

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 285-304

  Edlich, Richard F ^a,g   Winters, Kathryne L ^a   Woodard, Charles R ^b   Buschbacher, Ralph M ^c   Long, William B ^d   Gebhart, Jocelynn H ^e   Ma, Era K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Private Practice   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air fluidized bed; ALTERN8 Seating System; Foam; Kinetic therapy; Medicolegal; Occupational back injury; Permobil Chairman 2K Stander ; Pressure ulcer; RENAISSANCE Mattress Replacement System; TRINOVA Seating System; Wheelchair

Indexed keywords

CELL IMMOBILIZATION; FRICTION; MOISTURE CONTROL; PATIENT TREATMENT; PRESSURE CONTROL; SHEARING;

BONY PROMINENCES; PRESSURE ULCERS; SENSORY DEFICIT;

SKIN;

BACTEREMIA; BONE; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; CIRCULATION; DECUBITUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FRICTION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MOISTURE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCLE TONE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OSTEOMYELITIS; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRESSURE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; SHEAR STRESS; SITTING; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; STANDING; ULCER HEALING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; BEDS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 4344586871     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/JLongTermEffMedImplants.v14.i4.20     Document Type: Review

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