Comparing alternating pressure mattresses and high-specification foam mattresses to prevent pressure ulcers in high-risk patients: the PRESSURE 2 RCT

Comparing alternating pressure mattresses and high-specification foam mattresses to prevent pressure ulcers in high-risk patients: the PRESSURE 2 RCT

Background: Pressure ulcers (PUs) are a burden to patients, carers and health-care providers. Specialist mattresses minimise the intensity and duration of pressure on vulnerable skin sites in at-risk patients. Primary objective: Time to developing a new PU of category ≥ 2 in patients using an altern...

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Main Authors: Jane Nixon, Sarah Brown, Isabelle L Smith, Elizabeth McGinnis, Armando Vargas-Palacios, E Andrea Nelson, Julia Brown, Susanne Coleman, Howard Collier, Catherine Fernandez, Rachael Gilberts, Valerie Henderson, Christopher McCabe, Delia Muir, Claudia Rutherford, Nikki Stubbs, Benjamin Thorpe, Klemens Wallner, Kay Walker, Lyn Wilson, Claire Hulme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2019-09-01
Series:Health Technology Assessment
Subjects:
PRESSURE ULCER
ALTERNATING PRESSURE MATTRESS
HIGH SPECIFICATION FOAM MATTRESS
RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL
QUALITY OF LIFE
COST–BENEFIT ANALYSIS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23520

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https://doi.org/10.3310/hta23520

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