Pressure garments for use in the treatment of hypertrophic scars - An evaluation of current construction techniques in NHS hospitals

Lisa Macintyre; Margot Baird

doi:10.1016/j.burns.2004.08.007

Pressure garments for use in the treatment of hypertrophic scars - An evaluation of current construction techniques in NHS hospitals

Lisa Macintyre, Margot Baird

School of Textiles & Design

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Abstract

The purpose of this investigation was to establish the variety of pressure garment construction methods and materials used in UK hospitals. This paper reports an investigation conducted in two parts. First, a survey of pressure garment practitioners was conducted and second, 15 of the fabrics currently used in UK hospitals were tested. The results showed that the pressures exerted by pressure garments constructed in UK hospitals were likely to range from ineffectively low to dangerously high. © 2004 Elsevier Ltd and ISBI. All rights reserved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11-14
Number of pages	4
Journal	Burns
Volume	31
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2004.08.007
Publication status	Published - Feb 2005

Keywords

Construction techniques
Current practice
Fabrics
Laplace law
NHS
Pressure garments
Pressures
Survey

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Pressure garments for use in the treatment of hypertrophic scars - An evaluation of current construction techniques in NHS hospitals

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