• DocumentCode
    333261
  • Title

    An analysis of skin temperature changes under pressure loading and relief by animal experiments

  • Author

    Kemuriyama, Takehito ; Niitsuma, Junko ; Yano, Hideo ; Komeda, Takashi

  • Author_Institution
    Shibaura Inst. of Technol., Saitama, Japan
  • Volume
    5
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    28 Oct-1 Nov 1998
  • Firstpage
    2729
  • Abstract
    For immobile patients pressure sores are one of the most severe diseases. In this study we examined the skin temperature under pressure loading and relief by animal experiments. The results obtained show that the skin temperature of the ischemic area changed due to the same pressure loading and relief in different constant ambient temperature. In order to prevent pressure sores, it is therefore necessary not only to measure the pressure relief but to analyze the skin temperature under the pressure loading and relief
  • Keywords
    biothermics; patient care; skin; animal experiments; constant ambient temperature; immobile patients; ischemic area; pressure loading; pressure relief; pressure sores; rabbit ears; skin microcirculation; skin temperature changes; Animals; Bone diseases; Dogs; Ear; Injuries; Rabbits; Skin; Temperature distribution; Temperature measurement; Wheelchairs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1998. Proceedings of the 20th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Hong Kong
  • ISSN
    1094-687X
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-5164-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1998.745240
  • Filename
    745240