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

Proceedings of the International Workshop on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications. IDAACS'2001 (Cat. No.01EX510) Pub Date : 2001-07-04 DOI:10.1109/IDAACS.2001.941976

Y. Tanimoto, A. Tokuhiro, H. Takechi, H. Yamamoto

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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.

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脊髓损伤患者在轮椅和床上的臀压测量

压疮的预防是脊髓损伤(SCI)患者的一个严重问题。对于脊髓损伤患者来说，缓解臀部压力是预防压疮的最重要的。为了使重量均匀而广泛地分布，人们开发了各种各样的减压垫和床垫。我们之前使用Tekscan压力测量系统测量了脊髓损伤患者的臀部压力，以评估压力分布。在这项研究中，我们提出了臀部压力分布的评估系统。使用该系统，医务人员可以方便地为每位SCI患者调整气垫的空气量，防止压疮的发生。此外，我们还测量了床上四种姿势的臀部压力，以明确床垫的减压作用。气垫在床上的所有姿势对骶尾骨区域都有较大的减压作用。

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Proceedings of the International Workshop on Intelligent Data Acquisition and Advanced Computing Systems: Technology and Applications. IDAACS'2001 (Cat. No.01EX510)

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