NDLI: Monitoring system of discomfort in disability, bed rest people and surgical patients

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Carvalho, M.A.F. Rocha, J.G. Carvalho, M. Duarte, F.M. Santos, J.A.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Univ. of Minho, Guimaraes (Carvalho, M.A.F.)
Abstract	Project aims to develop a system that allows to provide to the people with special needs (PSN) a relief to the level of the sensitive perception of discomfort, assuring greater independence, welfare, quality of life, prevention of illnesses/wounds, through the development of textile and polymers applications (cushions, mattresses and mattresses overlays) with functions of monitoring of pressure in the body's areas in contact with the support surfaces. In this group of PSN will be enclosed the people with serious motor limitations that condition their mobility/deambulation, such as bed rest people, patients under effect of sedatives or anesthesia during long surgeries (intra and post operative), patients and users in general of wheelchairs. These people have, for the most part of the cases, a commitment of sensitivity in the body's areas in contact with the support surfaces, or its motor capacity does not allow them to move regularly of position autonomously, as it would do a healthy person unconsciously. Than, insufficient sanguineous irrigation occurs as result of pressure exceeding too long the tissue capillary pressure depriving tissues of oxygen and essential nutrients, owing to ischemia and hypoxia, which then causes the pressure ulcers (UP) development.
Starting Page	2758
Ending Page	2762
File Size	2171835
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424407545
DOI	10.1109/ISIE.2007.4375045
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-06-04
Publisher Place	Spain
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Patient monitoring Surgery Wounds Textiles Polymers Anesthesia Surges Wheelchairs Irrigation Ischemic pain
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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