Use of the 'Air Wave System' to Prevent Pressure Sores in Hospital

Smith, Andrew; Wedgwood, J; Overstall, P. W.; Wallace, Gerry

doi:10.1016/s0140-6736(82)92851-3

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“…82 The study by Conine and colleagues 82 studied patients quite dissimilar from those in this trial, namely, people with neurological disease aged between 18 and 55 years. The studies most similar to this one, evaluating some form of alternating pressure mattress in (mainly) older hospital patients, reported pressure ulcer risk on alternating pressure as follows: Hampton 0, 80 Taylor 0 and 9%, 81 Price 2%, 83 Gebhardt 16%, 84 Exton-Smith 16% and 39% 85 and Stapleton 34%. 86 Clearly, the risk of ulceration reported in the PRESSURE Trial (10%) is consistent with these wide-ranging figures.…”

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Pressure relieving support surfaces: a randomised evaluation

Nixon¹,

Nelson²,

Cranny³

et al. 2006

Health Technol Assess

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Section: Comparison With Similar Studiesmentioning

confidence: 88%

Pressure relieving support surfaces: a randomised evaluation

Nixon¹,

Nelson²,

Cranny³

et al. 2006

Health Technol Assess

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“…Of five clinical trials on the effect of different types of alternating pressure air support on pressure ulcer incidence, only one found one type of alternating pressure air support to be superior to another (Exton‐Smith et al . ), and when the results of this study were analysed according to the intention to treat rather than the protocol, the statistical significance of the difference disappeared (McInnes et al . ).…”

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“…The most recent reviews on the effect of support surfaces on pressure ulcer onset found no clear evidence on the comparative effectiveness of different types of alternating pressure air support (McInnes et al 2008). Of five clinical trials on the effect of different types of alternating pressure air support on pressure ulcer incidence, only one found one type of alternating pressure air support to be superior to another (Exton-Smith et al 1982), and when the results of this study were analysed according to the intention to treat rather than the protocol, the statistical significance of the difference disappeared (McInnes et al 2008). A large and robust trial in surgical patients found no difference in clinical effectiveness between alternating pressure air mattresses and overlays (RR: 1Á04; 95% CI: 0Á81 to 1Á35), but reported that overlays were probably more cost effective (Nixon et al 2006).…”

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“…A Cochrane review and various clinical trials found no differences in the effectiveness of the different types of alternating pressure air surface to prevent pressure ulcers (Exton‐Smith et al . , Hampton , Taylor , Theaker et al . , Nixon et al .…”

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“…mattress or overlay (Vanderwee et al 2008). A Cochrane review and various clinical trials found no differences in the effectiveness of the different types of alternating pressure air surface to prevent pressure ulcers (Exton-Smith et al 1982, Hampton 1997, Taylor 1999, Theaker et al 2005, Nixon et al 2006, McInnes et al 2008. However, the methods used in some of these trials have been questioned (McInnes et al 2008), and most were conducted in care centres for the older people or in non-critical hospitalized patients.…”

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Comparison of alternating pressure mattresses and overlays for prevention of pressure ulcers in ventilated intensive care patients: a quasi‐experimental study

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Preventing Pressure Ulcers: A Systematic Review

Reddy

Gill²,

Rochon³

2006

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Given current evidence, using support surfaces, repositioning the patient, optimizing nutritional status, and moisturizing sacral skin are appropriate strategies to prevent pressure ulcers. Although a number of RCTs have evaluated preventive strategies for pressure ulcers, many of them had important methodological limitations. There is a need for well-designed RCTs that follow standard criteria for reporting nonpharmacological interventions and that provide data on cost-effectiveness for these interventions.

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Use of the 'Air Wave System' to Prevent Pressure Sores in Hospital

Cited by 80 publications

References 2 publications

Pressure relieving support surfaces: a randomised evaluation

Pressure relieving support surfaces: a randomised evaluation

Comparison of alternating pressure mattresses and overlays for prevention of pressure ulcers in ventilated intensive care patients: a quasi‐experimental study

Preventing Pressure Ulcers: A Systematic Review

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