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12476502

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-12
pubmed:abstractText
This paper describes the effect of applied pressure on soft tissue and its possible role in the development of pressure ulcers. It concentrates on the quantification of the applied pressure at the patient-support interface and the limitations and variability of current techniques, measurement systems and data presentation. It then describes the effects of interface pressures at the tissue and cellular level, and attempts that have been made to describe and model the tissue mechanics. Finally it sets a challenge to medical engineers to improve the present measurement systems and tissue models, thus increasing understanding, both clinically and at the cellular level, so that the incidence of pressure ulcers can be reduced.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
N
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0965-206X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
12
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
132-4, 136-7, 140-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
The measurement of interface pressure and its role in soft tissue breakdown.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, Salisbury District Hospital, Salisbury SP2 8BJ.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't