Support pressure distribution for positioning in neutral versus conventional positioning in the prevention of decubitus ulcers
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Support pressure distribution for positioning in neutral versus conventional positioning in the prevention of decubitus ulcers : a pilot study in healthy participants. / Pickenbrock, Heidrun; Ludwig, Vera U; Zapf, Antonia.
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T1 - Support pressure distribution for positioning in neutral versus conventional positioning in the prevention of decubitus ulcers
T2 - a pilot study in healthy participants
AU - Pickenbrock, Heidrun
AU - Ludwig, Vera U
AU - Zapf, Antonia
PY - 2017
Y1 - 2017
N2 - BACKGROUND: Decubitus ulcers are associated with a burden for the patients and cause enormous costs. One of the reasons for the development of decubitus is prolonged exposure to pressure. The aim of this pilot study was to examine the pressure distribution of healthy individuals either positioned in Positioning in Neutral (LiN) or conventional positioning (CON).METHODS: Four healthy participants were positioned in a supine, 30° degree side lying and 90° side lying position both in LiN and CON. A thousand pressure sensors in a mattress enabled a visual presentation of low, medium and high pressure on a screen. This presentation was processed by Photoshop in order to count the pixels representing the total support pressure surface and the pressure intensity.RESULTS: LiN showed, on average, a smaller surface with measurable pressure compared to CON (46,293 versus 64,090 pixels). The areas of medium pressure were comparable. Mean areas of low and high pressure were both smaller in LiN as compared to CON (low: 8315 versus 22,790 pixels; high: 3744 versus 7277 pixels).CONCLUSION: The results of this pilot study indicate that LiN is suitable for pressure sore prophylaxis because LiN showed less support surface and less maximum pressure as compared to CON.
AB - BACKGROUND: Decubitus ulcers are associated with a burden for the patients and cause enormous costs. One of the reasons for the development of decubitus is prolonged exposure to pressure. The aim of this pilot study was to examine the pressure distribution of healthy individuals either positioned in Positioning in Neutral (LiN) or conventional positioning (CON).METHODS: Four healthy participants were positioned in a supine, 30° degree side lying and 90° side lying position both in LiN and CON. A thousand pressure sensors in a mattress enabled a visual presentation of low, medium and high pressure on a screen. This presentation was processed by Photoshop in order to count the pixels representing the total support pressure surface and the pressure intensity.RESULTS: LiN showed, on average, a smaller surface with measurable pressure compared to CON (46,293 versus 64,090 pixels). The areas of medium pressure were comparable. Mean areas of low and high pressure were both smaller in LiN as compared to CON (low: 8315 versus 22,790 pixels; high: 3744 versus 7277 pixels).CONCLUSION: The results of this pilot study indicate that LiN is suitable for pressure sore prophylaxis because LiN showed less support surface and less maximum pressure as compared to CON.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1186/s12912-017-0253-z
DO - 10.1186/s12912-017-0253-z
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 29075147
VL - 16
SP - 60
JO - BMC NURS
JF - BMC NURS
SN - 1472-6955
ER -