Assessment of the pressure distribution of powered and non-powered hospital mattresses to reduce pressure injury risk
Pressure measurements can be used as an objective tool that can assist the process of selecting a mattress. Extra attention should be focused on assessing hybrid mattresses as the pressure distribution can be considerably worse in the reactive state when compared to a dedicated reactive mattress.
Authors
- Tim M.N. van Helden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7252-4554)
- Marc A.M. Mureau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6941-7734)
- Sarah L. Versnel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0507-6106)
- Johan W. van Neck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3611-6772)
Institutions
- Erasmus MC (NL)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Vascular Nursing
- Published
- 2025-06-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvn.2025.06.001
- Primary Topic
- Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00