Thermal and comfort measurements of mattress protectors used for prevention of pressure ulcers

This work attempts to characterize several mattress protectors in terms of their ability to prevent Pressure Ulcers by testing their thermal and mechanical characteristics.

Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor principal:	Fontes, Liliana Magalhães Campos (author)
Outros Autores:	Abreu, Maria José (author), Carvalho, Miguel (author), Santos, Jorge (author)
Formato:	conferencePaper
Idioma:	eng
Publicado em:	2012
Assuntos:	Pressure ulcers Properties Comfort Mattress protectors Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia dos Materiais Ciências Médicas::Outras Ciências Médicas
Texto completo:	http://hdl.handle.net/1822/36982
País:	Portugal
Oai:	oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/36982

Descrição
Resumo:	This work attempts to characterize several mattress protectors in terms of their ability to prevent Pressure Ulcers by testing their thermal and mechanical characteristics.