ArticleInternational wound journal2019
Dressings cut to shape alleviate facial tissue loads while using an oxygen mask.
Article in International wound journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Mask-related pressure injury prevention associated with non-invasive ventilation: A systematic review.International wound journal · 2024Pooled it
- Evaluation of evidence of prevention and management of facial pressure injuries in medical staff.Nursing open · 2023Pooled it
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- Designing a Finite Element Model to Determine the Different Fixation Positions of Tracheal Catheters in the Oral Cavity for Minimizing the Risk of Oral Mucosal Pressure Injury: Comparison Study.JMIR bioinformatics and biotechnology · 2025Article
- The use of a protein network analysis to explore the complexity of early skin inflammation after oronasal mask application- A pilot study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Differences in prophylactic performance across wound dressing types used to protect from device-related pressure ulcers caused by a continuous positive airway pressure mask.International wound journal · 2023Article
- The biomechanical efficacy of a hydrogel-based dressing in preventing facial medical device-related pressure ulcers.International wound journal · 2022Article
- Evaluation of facial tissue stresses under medical devices post application of a cyanoacrylate liquid skin protectant: An integrated experimental-computational study.International wound journal · 2022Article
- What makes a hydrogel-based dressing advantageous for the prevention of medical device-related pressure ulcers.International wound journal · 2022Article
- The mechanobiology theory of the development of medical device-related pressure ulcers revealed through a cell-scale computational modeling framework.Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology · 2021Article
- Personal protective equipment related skin reactions in healthcare professionals during COVID-19.International wound journal · 2021Article
- Determination of the effect of prophylactic dressing on the prevention of skin injuries associated with personal protective equipments in health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of tissue viability · 2021Article
- Protecting prone positioned patients from facial pressure ulcers using prophylactic dressings: A timely biomechanical analysis in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.International wound journal · 2020Article
- Which endotracheal tube location minimises the device-related pressure ulcer risk: The centre or a corner of the mouth?International wound journal · 2020Article
- Modelling an adult human head on a donut-shaped gel head support for pressure ulcer prevention.International wound journal · 2019Article
- Dressings cut to shape alleviate facial tissue loads while using an oxygen mask.International wound journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
Non-invasive ventilation (NIV) masks are commonly used for respiratory support where intubation or a surgical procedure can be avoided. However, prolonged use of NIV masks involves risk to facial tissues, which are subjected to sustained deformations caused by tightening of the mask and microclimate conditions. The risk of developing such medical device-related pressure ulcers can be reduced by providing additional cushioning at the mask-face interface. In this work, we determined differences in facial tissue stresses while using an NIV mask with versus without using dressing cuts (Mepilex Lite; Mölnlycke Health Care, Gothenburg, Sweden). First, we developed a force measurement system that was used to experimentally determine local forces applied to skin at the bridge of the nose, cheeks, and chin in a healthy sample group while using a NIV mask. We further demonstrated facial temperature distributions after use of the mask using infrared thermography. Next, using the finite element method, we delivered the measured compressive forces per site of the face in the model and compared maximal effective stresses in facial tissues with versus without the dressing cuts. The dressings have shown substantial biomechanical effectiveness in alleviating facial tissues deformations and stresses by providing localised cushioning to the tissues at risk.
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