Comparison of Interface Pressures and Subjective Comfort of Pressure-Relieving Overlays on the Operating Table for Healthy Volunteers

(1) Background: Pressure ulcers in the hospital setting occurring within 72 h after surgery are called perioperative pressure injuries. The aim of this study was to provide data for the prevention of perioperative pressure injuries following the use of pressure-relieving overlays by measuring the in...

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Published in:International journal of environmental research and public health 2021-03, Vol.18 (5), p.2640
Main Authors: Han, Min Jung, Ko, Sangjin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Beds
Comfort
Health insurance
Healthy Volunteers
Heel
Hospitals
Humans
Injuries
Injury prevention
Lower Extremity
Middle Aged
Nutritional status
Operating Tables
Patients
Polyurethane
Polyurethane foam
Position measurement
Pressure
Pressure Ulcer - prevention & control
Pressure ulcers
Prevention
Sacrum
Supine position
Surgery
Ulcers
Variance analysis
Young Adult
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Summary:(1) Background: Pressure ulcers in the hospital setting occurring within 72 h after surgery are called perioperative pressure injuries. The aim of this study was to provide data for the prevention of perioperative pressure injuries following the use of pressure-relieving overlays by measuring the interface pressures and subjective comfort. (2) Methods: This study is based on a repeated measures design. The subjects included 30 healthy volunteers aged 18 to 57 years. Interface pressures of the sacrum and both heels were measured in the supine position, and the subjective comfort was evaluated with visual analog scale after applying polyurethane foam, gel pad, and egg crate foam for relief. (3) Results: The pressures in the sacrum and both heels were the lowest with polyurethane foam, and the subjective comfort was the highest. (4) Conclusions: Inexpensive polyurethane foam with satisfactory pressure relief is recommended as an overlay for surgical patients.
ISSN:1660-4601
1661-7827
1660-4601
DOI:10.3390/ijerph18052640