Most standard hospital beds are flat based with a pull-out backrest, resulting in a tendency for the @entity1 to slide down the bed. This study aimed to compare the outcome for @entity1 at high risk of developing pressure ulcers nursed on either this type of bed or an electrically operated, multi-sectioned profiling bed. A total of 100 @entity1 were randomly assigned either to the profiling bed with a pressure-reducing foam mattress (experimental group) or a flat-based bed with an appropriate pressure-redistributing mattress (control group) for a maximum of 10 days. Risk status and pressure damage were assessed daily. Both a @entity1 and a nurse questionnaire were completed. Data from 70 @entity1 who participated in the study for five days or more were included in the analysis. Pressure @entity1066 incidence was 0% in both groups. All @entity1 (35) in the experimental group were able to maintain a sitting position compared with only 12/35 in the control group (p = 0.0001). While the questionnaire results suggest there were significant differences in postural control and ease of transfer between @entity1 in the two groups, it was not possible to map this to pressure @entity1066 formation. Poor recruitment into the study was due to the 'blocking' of electric beds by heavily dependent @entity1 who did not meet the inclusion criteria, precluding a significant result in terms of pressure @entity1066 outcomes. This nurse-led use of the profiling beds was examined alongside the main study to investigate why they were allocated in this way.

Profiling beds versus standard hospital beds: effects on pressure XXXX incidence outcomes.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity1066 :: ('MESH:D014456', 'Disease') :: ['ulcer']
@entity1066 :: (MESH:D014456,Disease) :: ['ulcer']
