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- Title
A NEW PRESSURE-RELIEVING MATTRESS OVERLAY.
- Authors
Ricci, Ellia; Roberto, Cassino; Ippolito, Annamaria; Bianco, Andrea; Scalise, Maria Teresa
- Abstract
Aim: This is a two-arm prospective study with random assignment to assess the efficacy of Aiartex®, a new CE-marked three-dimen-sional anti-decubitus mattress overlay made from flame retardant Polyester compared with Akton® a commercially available viscoelastic mattress overlay for the prevention of pres-sure ulcers development in aged patients at moderate/high risk. Methods Fifty patients (aged 65 years or old-er) admitted in long-term units, who were at moderate/high risk (Braden scale score 8-14) or medium-high risk (Norton 1 scale score 6-12) of developing pressure ulcers, were ran-domly assigned to either three-dimensional (study group) or viscoelastic (control group) mattress overlay placed on top of a standard foam mattress. The observational period was 4 weeks. Results Neither patients using three-dimen-sional nor those using the control overlay developed a pressure ulcer during the entire study. Both overlays were well tolerated, and no patient experienced adverse events or al-lergic reactions. No patient experienced skin maceration or cutaneous irritation. Conclusions The results obtained with three-dimensional were comparable to those ob-tained with the control mattress overlay. This suggests that a new comfortable, easy-to-use, and safe mattress overlay can be used for the prevention of pressure ulcers.
- Subjects
BEDSORES prevention; BEDSORE risk factors; PRESSURE ulcers; CLINICAL trials; LONGITUDINAL method; PROBABILITY theory; RESEARCH; RISK assessment; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; OLD age; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
EWMA Journal, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 1, p27
- ISSN
1609-2759
- Publication type
Article