STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness and adverse effects of air-fluidized beds and conventional therapy for patients with pressure sores. DESIGN: Randomized trial with both masked and ...
A team of engineers at the University of California, Los Angeles, working with a colleague from K Medical LLC, has developed a pressurized mattress that reduces the likelihood of developing bed sores ...
“Bed sores are a complex problem that are influenced by the age, nutrition, hygiene, medical conditions, moisture and prolonged higher pressure on the contact points of the patient on the surfaces of ...
Expensive high-tech air mattresses are only marginally better at preventing pressure sores than a specialist foam mattress, according to a new study. The research found only one in every 50 patients ...
You may think you'd like to lay in bed all day every day, but bed sores are a likely result if you venture to do so. Mary Blackmore, Clinical Manager for Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine at King ...
You may know pressure sores by their more common name: bedsores. Also sometimes called pressure ulcers, they happen when you lie or sit in one position too long and the weight of your body against the ...
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