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The biomechanical efficacy of a hydrogel‐based dressing in preventing facial medical device‐related pressure ulcers

Continuous positive airway pressure masks for breathing assistance are used widely during the coronavirus pandemic. Nonetheless, these masks endanger the viability of facial tissues even after a few hours because of the sustained tissue deformations and extreme microclimate conditions. The risk of d...

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Autores principales: Grigatti, Angela, Gefen, Amit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9284629/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34623741
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/iwj.13701