A pilot randomised controlled trial comparing reactive air and active alternating pressure mattresses in the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers among medical ICU patients

Journal of Tissue Viability

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-15

  Malbrain, Manu ^a   Hendriks, Bart ^a   Wijnands, Patricia ^a   Denie, Dirk ^a   Jans, Anita ^a   Vanpellicom, Jef ^a   De Keulenaer, Bart ^a  

^a Intensive Care Unit   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Active therapy; Pressure ulcer; Prevention; Reactive support surface; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE ALTERNATING PRESSURE MATTRESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLOTATION BED; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTIVE MATTRESS OVERLAY; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKIN SURFACE; ULCER HEALING;

AGED; AIR PRESSURE; BEDS; BELGIUM; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT POSITIONING; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 76749168471     PISSN: 0965206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtv.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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