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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.
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
Affiliations
[1
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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.