Low Friction Mattress Topper for the prevention of pressure ulcers.

低摩擦床垫罩，用于预防压疮。

• 批准号: 710807
• 金额: $ 12.74万
• 依托单位: W BALL & SON LTD T/A BALTEX
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: GRD Proof of Concept
• 财政年份: 2016
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2016 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=710807
• 关键词: Low; Friction; Mattress; Topper; prevention

When the skin is subject to pressure (usually over a bony protuberance e.g. heel, back of head,elbow, etc for more than 2 to 3 hours, blood and oxygen flow is restricted causing body tissueto die starting at the epidermis or outer layer. The dead skin breaks down and forms an opensore or ulcer that is susceptible to bacterial infection and difficult to treat. Anyone havingrestricted movement such as the physically disabled, elderly and bed bound are susceptible topressure sores, (also known as decubitus ulcers or bedsores) and are a widespread problem.Although pressure sores can be caused by simple pressure, they often occur by the action ofpressure in combination with shear where layers of skin are forced to slide over one another,or over deeper layers of tissue such as where a patient on a raised mattress slides down thebed. Baltex has developed a range of 3-D warp knitted spacer fabrics that offer considerablebenefits in terms of pressure distribution when used as seat cushions by those confined tositting or in wheelchairs. This product has good breathability (enabling heat and moisture tobe carried away from the skin unlike foam mattresses), compression strength, recyclability, redistributespressure, and can be washed. It is our proposal not only to prove the concept of aspacer fabric mattress topper for superior pressure distribution and microclimate control butalso for it to have low friction surfaces to minimising skin shear and friction when the patientmoves or is moved.

当皮肤受到压力时（通常在骨突起上，例如脚跟，后脑勺，肘部等超过2至3小时，血液和氧气流动受到限制，导致身体组织从表皮或外层开始死亡。死皮分解并形成易受细菌感染且难以治疗的开放性溃疡或溃疡。任何行动受限的人，如身体残疾者、老年人和卧床不起的人，都容易患上压疮，（也称为褥疮或褥疮），是一个普遍的问题。虽然压疮可以由简单的压力引起，它们通常通过压力与剪切力的结合作用而发生，其中皮肤层被迫在彼此上滑动，或者在更深的组织层上滑动，例如患者在升高的床垫上滑下床。Baltex开发了一系列三维经编间隔织物，当被那些坐着或坐在轮椅上的人用作座垫时，在压力分布方面提供了明显的好处。该产品具有良好的透气性（使热量和水分从皮肤上带走，不像泡沫床垫），抗压强度，可回收性，重新分配压力，并可以洗涤。这是我们的建议，不仅要证明空间织物床垫的概念，为上级压力分布和微气候控制，但也为它有低摩擦表面，以尽量减少皮肤剪切和摩擦时，病人移动或被移动。