The Efficacy of a Viscoelastic Foam Overlay on Prevention of Pressure Injury in Acutely Ill Patients: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare a viscoelastic foam overlay (VEFO) to a standard hospital mattress for pressure injury (PI) prevention. We also compared interface pressures (IPs) of the VEFO to our facility's standard hospital mattress.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs

Title: Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN (Electronic): 1528-3976

ISSN (Print): 1071-5754

Publication date (Electronic): September 7 2017

Volume: 44

Issue: 5

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[1 ] Kyung Hee Park, PhD, RN, CWOCN, KGNP, Department of Nursing Science, The University of Suwon, Hwaseong-si, South Korea. Joohee Park, RN, CWON, Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

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Publisher Item ID: 00152192-201709000-00008

DOI: 10.1097/WON.0000000000000359

PubMed ID: 28877109

SO-VID: 1b0cc437-b943-4b48-8472-df7d41cee13c

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