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- Title
Study on the use of textiles to manufacture mattresses in order to prevent decubitus ulcers due to post-fracture immobilization syndrome in the elderly patient.
- Authors
BURCEA, CLAUDIA-CAMELIA; CIUCUREL, CONSTANTIN; MEDAR, COSMIN; COSTACHE, MARIA GLENCORA; PĂDURE, LILIANA; IVAȘCU, MARIUS; PETCA, RĂZVAN; PETCA, AIDA; GEORGESCU, LUMINIŢA; NICULESCU, CLAUDIA
- Abstract
This work presents a pilot study and its results regarding the optimization of intervention strategies in the immobilization syndromes by identifying combinations between functional rehabilitation programs and modern procedures/methods for prophylaxis and/or treatment, focusing on the analysis of the effectiveness of anti-bedsore mattresses as therapeutic means. The experiment was conducted on two samples, experimental and control, both consisting of 10 subjects each with hip joint fractures. The prophylaxis programme applied was different: usual kinetic therapy was used on the control sample, and the experimental sample underwent, apart from the kinetic programme, a prevention programme related to general complications arising during the immobilization period by using anti-bedsore mattresses and pillows, wearing anti-bedsore boots (cushions) for heel protection, using cotton clothing and bed linens. The anti-bedsore mattresses used were made of high density and elastic foam (HR35), with detachable castellated parts, the anti-bedsore pillows were made of foam type CMHR with density applied of 38-40 Kg/mc with hardness of 200 Newton, and for the patients at high and average risk of developing bedsore, the dynamic anti-bedsore mattress was used with an alternating pressure pump, the pneumatic PVC anti-bedsore mattress featuring cylindrical compartments and alternating pressure compressor. All mattresses were covered by an impermeable material, breathable, antifungal, antiallergenic and uninflammable. Also, patients were given cotton fiber clothing and bed linens, with dense fabric and absorbent bed pads, especially for people with urinary incontinence. Following this experiment, the regression or, at least, limiting, of bedsores evolution was found in the experimental sample, as a consequence of using anti-bedsore mattresses made of high density and elastic foam and absorbent bed pads.
- Subjects
MATTRESSES -- Design &; construction; BEDSORES prevention; MATTRESS manufacturing; OLDER patients; BEDDING -- Design &; construction
- Publication
Industria Textila, 2017, Vol 68, Issue 4, p283
- ISSN
1222-5347
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.35530/it.068.04.1376