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Decrease of Hospital-acquired Pressure Injuries in an Intensive Care Unit with the Use of Pressure Redistribution Mattresses

01/02/2019

https://vimeo.com/312985467

In this video, Dr. Moran discusses how the use of pressure redistribution mattresses demonstrated decreases in morbidity and mortality as well as cost and length of stay in an intensive care unit after a 2-month intervention period. This study was presented as a poster abstract at SAWC Fall 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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