A clinical evaluation of an alternating-pressure mattress replacement system in hospital and residential care settings

• Published in: Journal of tissue viability Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 6 - 11
• Main Authors: Land, Lucy, Evans, Debra, Geary, Amanda, Taylor, Carl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2000
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; APACHE; Beds - standards; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Nursing; Nursing Assessment; Nursing Homes; Pressure Ulcer - nursing; Pressure Ulcer - physiopathology; Pressure Ulcer - prevention & control; Severity of Illness Index; Wound Healing

An observational study was carried out to compare wound healing on alternating-pressure mattress replacement systems (APMRS) and other surfaces in an elderly population in acute and residential care settings. Subjects were assessed for the reduction in their pressure ulcers at approximately two week...