title: A study of the contribution of effective pressure care on elderly female patients attending accident and emergency who have a suspected fractured neck of femur.
abstract: This study describes the benefit of pressure relief and the use of pressure reducing mattresses on elderly female patients with a suspected fractured neck of femur, attending an Accident and Emergency department. The main aim of the study was to determine if pressure care, appropriate to each individual patient, reduced red pressure areas and if so, in what way? The results demonstrated that pressure relief given at regular intervals was most effective at reducing red pressure areas. The pressure reducing mattresses also showed to be beneficial in reducing these areas. The study highlighted the importance of giving regular pressure relief in all patients at risk of development of pressure sores.
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authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001513:Beds; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*