Enhancing pressure ulcer prevention using wound dressings: What are the modes of action?

International Wound Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 408-413

  Call, Evan ^a   Pedersen, Justin ^b   Bill, Brian ^a   Black, Joyce ^c   Alves, Paulo ^d   Brindle, C Tod ^e   Dealey, Carol ^f   Santamaria, Nick ^g   Clark, Michael ^f  

^a WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Utah   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d CBQF CENTRO DE BIOTECNOLOGIA E QUÍMICA FINA LABORATÓRIO ASSOCIADO   (Portugal)

^e VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dressing prophylaxis; Force dispersion; In vitro force measurement; Point load deflection; Poisson's ratio; Pressure ulcer; Pressure ulcer prevention; Shear

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SHEAR STRESS; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; FRICTION; HYDROCOLLOID DRESSING; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SHEAR STRENGTH; STANDARDS;

BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; FRICTION; HUMANS; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SHEAR STRENGTH; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84940108523     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/iwj.12123     Document Type: Article

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