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The Effect of a Liner on the Dispersion of Sacral Interface Pressures During Spinal Immobilization.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Nemunaitis, Greg Roach, Mary Joan Boulet, Mélanie Nagy, Jennifer Ann Kaufman, Bram Mejía, M. Santiago Hefzy, Mohamed Samir |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | Sacral pressure ulcers are a significant problem following spinal cord injury and are felt to be in part due to the high interface-pressures generated while strapped to the spine board. The objective of this study was to determine sacral interface-pressure and sensing area in healthy volunteers on a spine board and the effects of a gel pressure dispersion liner. Thirty-seven volunteers were placed on a pressure-sensing mat between the subject and the spine board. Measurements were carried out with and without a gel liner. Pressures and sensing area were recorded every minute for 40 minutes. The highest pressure was generated at the sacral prominence of each subject. Mean interface-pressures were higher on the spine board alone than with the gel liner (p < .0001). Overall, mean sensing area was lower on the spine board than with the gel liner (p < .0001). Standard spinal immobilization causes high sacral interface-pressures. The addition of a gel liner on the spine board decreased overall mean sacral pressures and increased mean sensing area. Generation of sacral pressure ulcers may be related to the initial interface-pressures generated while the patient is strapped to the spine board. The addition of a gel liner may reduce the incidence of sacral pressure ulcers. |
| Starting Page | 9 |
| Ending Page | 17 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.resna.org/sites/default/files/Quiz_27.1b-article.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 26132220v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2014.940473 |
| DOI | 10.1080/10400435.2014.940473 |
| Journal | Assistive technology : the official journal of RESNA |
| Volume Number | 27 |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Application Program Interface Baresthesia Bone structure of sacrum Capillary vessel Interface Device Component LINER device Patients Pressure Ulcer Soft Tissue Injuries Spinal Cord Injuries Spinal Cord Neoplasms Wounds and Injuries biomedical engineering field torr |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
