Review of advances in pressure ulcer management since 1992

ProfiCare®: an alternating pressure-relieving mattress

Risk assessment tools should only act as a guide to patient status rather than definitive diagnosis. Emphasis must be placed on not using the Waterlow score in isolation but in conjunction with clinical judgment. We must therefore attempt to minimize opportunities for disagreement over pressure ulcer risk scores through the selection of appropriate support surfaces based on a thorough consideration of costs of pressure ulcers for the patient, institutions and healthcare professionals. This product focus advocates that ProfiCare® replacement mattresses are an option as they are designed for use on a hospital bed frame and provide alternating and static patient support surfaces.

The QUATTRO ACUTE mattress and pressure ulcer prevention

There are a plethora of mattresses on the market and nurses are not always sure which mattress to select for each individual patient. This article outlines the issues in preventing and understanding pressure ulcers and the performance of the QUATTRO ACUTE trade mark mattress, manufactured by Talley Medical.