Air-Fluidized Beds or Conventional Therapy for Pressure Sores
Authors: RICHARD M. ALLMAN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1987)

Articles1 November 1987Air-Fluidized Beds or Conventional Therapy for Pressure SoresA Randomized TrialRICHARD M. ALLMAN, M.D., JOANNE M. WALKER, R.N., M.S.E.T., MARY K. HART, R.N., B.S.N., CAROL A. LAPRADE, R.N., M.B.A., M.S., LINDA B. NOEL, R.N., M.S.N., CRAIG R. SMITH, M.D.RICHARD M. ALLMAN, M.D., JOANNE M. WALKER, R.N., M.S.E.T., MARY K. HART, R.N., B.S.N., CAROL A. LAPRADE, R.N., M.B.A., M.S., LINDA B. NOEL, R.N., M.S.N., CRAIG R. SMITH, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-107-5-641 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptStudy Objective: To compare the effectiveness and adverse effects of air-fluidized beds and conventional therapy for patients with pressure sores.Design: Randomized trial with both masked and unmasked comparisons of outcome after a median follow-up of 13 days (range, 4 to 77 days).Setting: Urban, academic referral, and primary care medical center.Patients: Of 140 potentially eligible hospitalized patients with pressure sores, 72 consented to randomization; 65 (90%) completed the study.Interventions:Thirty-one patients on air-fluidized beds (Clinitron Therapy, Support Systems International, Inc., Charleston, South Carolina) repositioned every 4 hours from 0700h to 2300h without use of other antipressure devices....References1. ALLMAN R, LAPRADE C, and NOEL L. 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