Comparative study of risk factors for skin breakdown with cervical orthotic devices: Philadelphia and Aspen

To compare risk factors for skin breakdown between Philadelphia and Aspen cervical collars. Crossover design. Twenty healthy volunteers wore Philadelphia and Aspen cervical collars in random order. Occipital pressure, relative skin humidity, and skin temperature measured at 0 and 30 minutes. Paired...

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Published inJournal of trauma nursing Vol. 5; no. 3; pp. 62 - 66
Main Authors Black, C A, Buderer, N M, Blaylock, B, Hogan, B J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Society of Trauma Nurses 01.07.1998
Subjects
Adult
Cervical Vertebrae
Cross-Over Studies
Female
Humans
Humidity
Male
Nursing
Orthotic Devices - adverse effects
Pressure
Pressure Ulcer - etiology
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors
Skin Temperature
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Summary:To compare risk factors for skin breakdown between Philadelphia and Aspen cervical collars. Crossover design. Twenty healthy volunteers wore Philadelphia and Aspen cervical collars in random order. Occipital pressure, relative skin humidity, and skin temperature measured at 0 and 30 minutes. Paired t-tests compared changes between collars from 0 to 30 minutes. Occipital pressure and skin temperature were not statistically different between collars. Relative skin humidity increased more in Philadelphia (29% +/- 17%) than Aspen (8% +/- 9%), p < 0.001. Aspen resulted in lower relative skin humidity.
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ISSN:1078-7496
1932-3883
DOI:10.1097/00043860-199807000-00002