TY  - SER
TI  - Colchón de aire: prevenir úlceras por decúbito 
SN  - 0210-5020
N1  - Este artículo se encuentra disponible en su edición impresa; Bibliografía: p. 78
N2  - It is intended to establish the frequency of appearance of decubitus ulcers in hospitalized patients. Likewise, the effectiveness of the air mattress is assessed as an additional preventive measure in patients at risk.
Throughout the study period, 19% of patients were found to be at risk of decubitus ulcers, with 2.4% (10 patients) developing them.
The alternating pressure air mattress is a preventive measure that significantly reduces the incidence of these ulcers (5% of high-risk patients in the group that used an air mattress, compared to 86% of the group that did not). was used)
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