Measurement of SCI patient´s buttock pressure on wheelchair and bed

Author

Tanimoto, Yuta ; Tokuhiro, Akihiro ; Takechi, H. ; Takechi, H. ; Yamamoto, Hiroshi

Author_Institution

Kibikogen Rehabilitation Centre, Okayama, Japan

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

44

Lastpage

48

Abstract

The prevention of pressure sores is a serious problem for patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI). It is most important for SCI patients to relieve their buttock pressure for the prevention of pressure sores. Many kinds of pressure-relieving cushions and mattresses have been developed to distribute the weight evenly and widely. We previously measured the buttock pressure of SCI patients using the Tekscan pressure measurement system to evaluate the pressure distribution. In this study, we propose the evaluating system of the buttock pressure distribution. Using this system, the medical staff can easily adjust the air quantity of the air cushion for each SCI patient for prevention of pressure sores. Moreover we measured the buttock pressure on four kinds of posture on the bed to clear the pressure relieving effect of the mattress. The air mattress has a large pressure relieving effect at sacrococcygeal regions in all postures on the bed

Keywords

computerised instrumentation; measurement systems; medical computing; patient monitoring; pressure measurement; Tekscan; air cushion; air mattress; medical computing; medical staff; patient buttock pressure measurement; pressure distribution; pressure sore; sacrococcygeal regions; spinal cord injuries; wheelchair; Buttocks; Computed tomography; Creep; Orthopedic surgery; Pressure measurement; Radar; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Spinal cord injury; System testing; Wheelchairs;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications, International Workshop on, 2001.

Conference_Location

Crimea

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7164-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IDAACS.2001.941976

Filename

941976