Title : ( Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment by Monitoring Interface Pressure and Temperature )
Authors: Sahar Moghimi , Farveh Daneshvar fard , Reza Lotfi ,
Full TextAbstract
Pressure ulcers are tissue damages resulting from blood flow restriction, which occur when a subject’s tissue is exposed to high pressure for a lengthy period of time. These painful sores are common in bedridden and wheelchair-bound patients and the elderly. In this work, a continuous pressure and temperature monitoring system is developed for pressure ulcer prevention. The system consists of 64 pressure sensors and 64 temperature sensors on a 40×50 cm2 sheet. Real time pressure and temperature data and corresponding maps are displayed on a computer simultaneously. Risk assessment can be performed by monitoring and recording pressure and temperature absolute values as well as deviations through time.
Keywords
Interface pressure and temperature monitoring; pressure ulcer; risk assessment
@inproceedings{paperid:1036329,
author = {Moghimi, Sahar and Daneshvar Fard, Farveh and Lotfi, Reza},
title = {Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment by Monitoring Interface Pressure and Temperature},
booktitle = {21st Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE)},
year = {2013},
location = {مشهد, IRAN},
keywords = {Interface pressure and temperature monitoring;
pressure ulcer; risk assessment},
}
%0 Conference Proceedings
%T Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment by Monitoring Interface Pressure and Temperature
%A Moghimi, Sahar
%A Daneshvar Fard, Farveh
%A Lotfi, Reza
%J 21st Iranian Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE)
%D 2013
