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Examining the Carital Optima Air-Float mattress through patient experience and pressure mapping

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Examining the Carital Optima Air-Float mattress through patient experience and pressure mapping

Geoffrey Thompson, Joe Bevins, Richard White, Sara Hutchcox
31 August 2008

Pressure ulcers can be very painful and distressing for patients and present a significant management problem for healthcare professionals. Over the past few years, a wide variety of mattresses have become available for at-risk patients that aim to provide a pressure-redistributing support surface. One of these products, the Carital Optima mattress, has been designed for a wide range of dependent patients who are being nursed with or without existing pressure area damage. This article details a pressure mapping exercise and looks at three patient case studies to assess the efficacy of the Carital Optima mattress.

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