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Pressure Mapping Comparison of Four OR Surfaces.
Article in AORN journal, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Support surfaces for intraoperative pressure injury prevention: systematic review with meta-analysis.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2021Pooled it
- Exploring Continuous Pressure Monitoring to Inform Decisions for Pressure Injuries in the Community: Secondary Analysis Using a Mobility and Pressure Exposure Algorithm.International wound journal · 2026Article
- Effectiveness of a Single-Use Polyurethane Foam Positioning Pad Compared With Five-Layer Foam Sacral Dressing for Pressure Ulcer Prevention in the Operating Room: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.Health science reports · 2025Article
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- The clinical effectiveness of an integrated multidisciplinary evidence-based program to prevent intraoperative pressure injuries in high-risk children undergoing long-duration surgical procedures: A quality improvement study.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Analysis of Postural Control in Sitting by Pressure Mapping in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis, Spinal Cord Injury and Friedreich's Ataxia: A Case Series Study.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Flexible Textile-Based Pressure Sensing System Applied in the Operating Room for Pressure Injury Monitoring of Cardiac Operation Patients.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- A narrative review on pressure ulcer (PU) studies relevant to medical imaging.The Pan African medical journal · 2020Review
- Influence of support surfaces on the distribution of body interface pressure in surgical positioning.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2018Article
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Abstract
Mortality and health care costs associated with hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) increase yearly. After four hours of surgery, the risk of developing a pressure ulcer increases by 33% for every 30 minutes of surgery. Prolonged immobility, lower blood pressures, and increased surface interface pressure may hinder the blood supply delivered to the skin, eventually leading to pressure ulcers. We measured and compared four different OR surfaces to identify the most effective pressure redistribution surface for prolonged OR procedures. The best surface attributes that provide efficient pressure redistribution should have the following properties: the lowest average interface pressure, the lowest peak interface pressure, and the highest skin contact area. Although all surfaces had similar average interface pressures, the air-inflated static seat cushion had the best pressure redistribution properties in the sacral region compared with the other surfaces tested.
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