title: Pressure reduction or pressure relief: making the right choice.
abstract: Prevention of pressure ulcers is the preferred management strategy. Manufacturers have responded with a proliferation of products designed to prevent or minimize skin breakdown. To select the proper pressure-reduction product for an individual patient or a given patient population, the ET nurse should be familiar with the indications for and the advantages and disadvantages of various support surfaces.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McLean
mesh_terms: D001513:Beds / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control*