Pressure-relieving properties of a intra-operative warming device
Pressure-relieving properties of a intra-operative warming device
Up to 25% of all pressure ulcers that develop in hospitalised patients are thought to start in the operating theatre. Pressure-relieving mattresses and/or overlays are used in operating theatres to help prevent pressure damage to vulnerable areas such as the sacrum and heels, but there is no ‘standard’ theatre mattress and different mattresses give different degrees of pressure relief. Intra-operative warming may help to reduce the risk of pressure ulceration, although previous studies have produced conflicting results. This study investigated whether use of a warming device reduced sacral and heel interface pressures in 10 healthy volunteers; comparisons were made with a standard operating table mattress, a pressure-relieving gel pad and an under-patient warming device left switched on the operating table.
intra-operative, warming device, pressure-relieving, pressure ulcers, preventative measures
156-160
Baker, E.A.
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Leaper, D.J.
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April 2003
Baker, E.A.
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Leaper, D.J.
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Baker, E.A. and Leaper, D.J.
(2003)
Pressure-relieving properties of a intra-operative warming device.
Journal of Wound Care, 12 (4), .
Abstract
Up to 25% of all pressure ulcers that develop in hospitalised patients are thought to start in the operating theatre. Pressure-relieving mattresses and/or overlays are used in operating theatres to help prevent pressure damage to vulnerable areas such as the sacrum and heels, but there is no ‘standard’ theatre mattress and different mattresses give different degrees of pressure relief. Intra-operative warming may help to reduce the risk of pressure ulceration, although previous studies have produced conflicting results. This study investigated whether use of a warming device reduced sacral and heel interface pressures in 10 healthy volunteers; comparisons were made with a standard operating table mattress, a pressure-relieving gel pad and an under-patient warming device left switched on the operating table.
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Published date: April 2003
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intra-operative, warming device, pressure-relieving, pressure ulcers, preventative measures
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/40820
ISSN: 0969-0700
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E.A. Baker
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D.J. Leaper
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