Decubitus prophylaxis: a prospective trial on the efficiency of alternating-pressure air-mattresses and water-mattresses
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https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555563227230Abstract
Six hundred patients at risk for pressure sores were randomized in either a control group or one of two experimental groups placed on alternating-pressure air-mattresses and water-mattresses. The groups remained comparable throughout the 10-day study period. Twenty-one patients from the control group developed decubitus ulcers, compared with 7 in each of the other groups. Patient and ward personnel opinions on the acceptability of the three types of mattresses were registered.Downloads
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1983-05-01
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Andersen, K., Jensen, O., Kvorning, S., & Bach, E. (1983). Decubitus prophylaxis: a prospective trial on the efficiency of alternating-pressure air-mattresses and water-mattresses. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 63(3), 227–230. https://doi.org/10.2340/0001555563227230
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