The Effect of a Bed-Backrest Elevation System Combined With Hip and Knee Flexion on Lower Extremity Body-Pressure Reduction

• 발행기관: 한국전문물리치료학회
• 저자명: Min-hee Kim Won-gyu Yoo Chung-hwi Yi Han-sung Kim Su-jin Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『한국전문물리치료학회지』한국전문물리치료학회지 제15권 제4호, 59~63쪽, 전체 5쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 의학일반
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2008.11.30

영문 초록

Pressure sores are painful and needless complications of critical illness, and manifest as a localized area of ischemic necrosis of tissue caused by pressure. This study analyzed the bed-backrest elevation system combined with hip and knee flexion for lower extremity body-pressure reduction. Eight healthy adults aged 21 to 26 years were recruited. The Body Pressure Measurement Mat of the TekScan system was used to measure the location and magnitude of the peak pressures on the body bed interface. The SPSS statistical package was used to analyze the significance of differences between the general bed-backrest elevation system and the bed-backrest elevation system combined with hip and knee flexion using the paired t-test. The result showed that the body-pressure of the lower extremity was more significantly reduced for the bed-backrest elevation system combined with hip and knee flexion (26.6±4.3 mmHg) than a general bed-backrest elevation system 37.3±5.2 mmHg) (p<.05).

키워드

Backrest elevation Body weight distribution Peak contact pressure Pressure ulcer