Determining weight-bearing tissue condition using peak reactive hyperemia response trend and ultrasonographic features: implications for pressure ulcer prevention

• Main Authors: Yapp, Jong Heng, Raja Ahmad, Raja Kamil, Mahmud, Rozi, Mohtarrudin, Norhafizah, Mohamad Yusof, Loqman, Abdul Rahim, Ezamin, Ahmad, Siti Anom, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing 2019
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81130/1/Determining%20weight-bearing%20tissue%20condition%20.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/81130/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Frequent repositioning is important to prevent pressure ulcer (PU) development, by relieving pressure and recovering damages on skin areas induced by repetitive loading. Although repositioning is the gold standard to prevent PU, there is currently no strategy for determining tissue condition under p...