Pressure Redistribution 1
Therapeutic Surface Comparison
St. Mary’s Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota
On April 3, 2001 Comfortex conducted an Interface Pressure Evaluation with staff members from St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN. The volunteer, a 115 lb. healthy female, was used to compare the pressure redistributing capabilities of a Low Airloss bed, a Low Airloss mattress and Comfortex’s non-mechanical Rest-Q mattress.
Interface pressures were recorded on a computer assisted X-SENSOR pressure monitor.
| Heel Area | Sacral Area | Shoulder Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readings over 44 mmHg | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| Readings over 52 mmHg | 9 | 0 | 11 |
| Readings over 60 mmHg | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Heel Area | Sacral Area | Shoulder Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readings over 44 mmHg | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Readings over 52 mmHg | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Readings over 60 mmHg | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Heel Area | Sacral Area | Shoulder Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Readings over 44 mmHg | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Readings over 52 mmHg | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Readings over 60 mmHg | 0 | 0 | 2 |