[Design and application of a prone and side lying double-purpose inflatable mattress for acute respiratory distress syndrome].

Abstract

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a leading cause of high mortality in critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICU). Prone ventilation is one of the important treatment methods for ARDS, but due to the severity of the patients' conditions, their physical weakness, and poor cooperation, it is difficult for them to adjust to the prone position on their own. This requires a large number of medical staff to adjust the patient to a prone position and implement prone ventilation for than 12 hours daily to achieve therapeutic effects. Clinical implementation often faces challenges such as a shortage of staff, patient discomfort, difficulty in changing positions prolonged time leading to bedsores, and lack of auxiliary equipment. It is particularly challenging for ARDS patients, especially those in critical condition, to adjust their on their own. Therefore, healthcare workers from the department of emergency of Yingtan 184 Hospital designed a prone and side lying double-purpose inflatable mattress for ARDS, and obtained the National Utility Model Patent of China (patent number: ZL 2023 2 1249425.7). The prone and side lying dual-purpose inflatable mattress mainly consists of a main mattress, a forehead pad, a prone position pad, and bilateral side lying position pads. The prone position pad and the lateral position pad on both sides are relatively independent, and can be inflated separately through their inflation nozzles to meet the ventilation needs of ARDS patients in prone or lateral positions, making it easy to adjust the patient's position. This mattress is reasonably designed, simple in structure, easy to operate, comfortable, and practical. It has transformation, promotion, and application value.