PubMed · 8684985
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J Willis. Flotation beds.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8684985/
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Despite the many benefits of prone positioning in critically ill patients with respiratory failure and ARDS in the ICU, its technical problems have not yet been adequately resolved. Different approaches with special beds for prone positioning do exist, but these devices are difficult to handle, often not available and involve high costs. With this in mind, we developed an easy handling prone positioning system (MBS) that requires no special beds and runs at low cost. The MBS is a cost-effective device, yielding many benefits for prone positioning in critically ill patients with severe athelectasis and ARDS.
Prevalence and equipment surveys were performed annually in the first of a three-part survey investigating the prevalence of pressure sores in an NHS trust, and the effect of staff knowledge and attitudes. The study was undertaken in an integrated trust with acute and community services. The surveys investigated prevalence of pressure sores and availability of equipment, and identified characteristics of the patient population for comparison with other studies. The results of the equipment survey indicated that there is enough suitable pressure-reducing apparatus to treat those patients with existing severe and superficial sores and more than enough to provide preventive assistance to patients at medium and low risk. The results over the five year period studied suggest that the introduction of pressure sore incidence monitoring is helpful in focusing attention on the pressure sore problem.
Start as simple litter for several patients in the Middle-Age, the hospital's bed had progressively change to the first mechanical beds in the XIX century.