Low Friction Mattress Topper for the prevention of pressure ulcers.

当皮肤受到压力时(通常是在骨性突起上，例如脚跟、后脑勺、肘部等)超过2到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。死亡的皮肤会分解，形成容易受到细菌感染的开口处或溃疡，很难治疗。任何行动受限的人，如残疾人、老年人和卧床者，都容易患压疮(也称为压疮或压疮)，这是一个普遍存在的问题。虽然压疮可能是由简单的压力引起的，但它们通常是由压力和剪切共同作用引起的，即皮肤层被迫相互滑动，或更深层次的组织，如患者在抬起的床垫上滑下床。Baltex已经开发了一系列3D经编间隔面料，当被限制在颠簸或轮椅上的人用作座垫时，这些面料在压力分布方面提供了相当大的好处。该产品具有良好的透气性(与泡沫床垫不同，可以将热量和水分从皮肤带走)、压缩强度、可回收利用、再分配压力和可洗涤。我们的建议不仅是证明Spacer织物床垫的概念，以实现更好的压力分布和微气候控制，而且还希望它具有低摩擦表面，以最大限度地减少患者移动或移动时的皮肤剪切和摩擦。

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.