JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association
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Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical Trial
Clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of an air suspension bed in the prevention of pressure ulcers.
To determine, in critically ill patients at risk, both the clinical utility and cost-effectiveness of using an air suspension bed in the prevention of pressure ulcers. ⋯ Despite intense nursing care, pressure ulcers are more prevalent in the critically ill patient population than in the general hospital population. Air suspension therapy provides a clinically effective means of preventing pressure ulcers in these patients. In patients at risk, air suspension therapy was a cost-effective means of managing pressure ulcers compared with the standard hospital bed.