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Measurements of the Exerted Pressure by Pelvic Circumferential Compression Devices

BACKGROUND: Data on the efficacy and safety of non-invasive Pelvic Circumferential Compression Devices (PCCDs) is limited. Tissue damage may occur if a continuous pressure on the skin exceeding 9.3 kPa is sustained for more than two or three hours. The aim of this study was to gain insight into the...

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Autores principales: Knops, Simon P, van Riel, Marcel P.J.M, Goossens, Richard H.M, van Lieshout, Esther M.M, Patka, Peter, Schipper, Inger B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2847819/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20361001
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001004020101