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PT Morphemat:
Calculate how many nursing hours you save with automatic lateral repositioning
The anti-decubitas mattress that also adresses atelectasis
The Morphemat® is a flexible mat with two air compartments that are inflated separately to reposition patients in the ICU every two hours. By using compressed air, Morphemat reduces the burden on healthcare workers while giving perfect care to the patients.
Positioning therapy is the best practice to prevent complications associated with the prolonged bed rest in the ICU 1. Scientific studies 2,3 show that rotating immobile ICU patients every 2 hours brings benefits for the patient’s skin condition, cardiovascular status, musculoskeletal system, oxygenation, but it is ergonomically challenging for the nursing staff.
The Morphemat allows for effortless sliding and removal from beneath the patient. Ideal for patients that require only temporary repositioning, such as those with a collapsed lung or atelectasis. Look at the Morphecover for continuous use. Â
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Benefits of the Morphemat
- (Re)positions patients with less colleagues and without any ergonomic hurdle
- Facilitates to adhere to the recommendation to reposition patient every 2 - 4 hours
- Enables to reposition patients in less than a minute
- Saves time of the staff
- Enables stable positioning, also when changing the angle of bed head and bed end
- Relieves back strain by avoiding manual lifting through compressed air technology
Research Background
“There is broad consensus that all intensive care patients should be moved regularly from their back to their sides, and two hourly positioning has been suggested as a routine standard of care.”
Goldhil 2007
“Repositioning supine patients is most frequent patient handling and is associated with high rates of musculoskeletal disorders”
Wiggermann 2020;
Schoenfisch 2019
“Routine patient positioning in the ICU prophylactically promotes comfort, prevents pressure ulcer formation and may reduce the incidence of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary emboli, atelectasis and pneumonia. Routine positioning usually involves moving the patient between right and left lateral positions.”
Hewitt 2018
“In intensive care units, compliance to turning protocols ranges from 38 to 51%. Potential explanations for this include sub-optimal caregiver staffing ratios.”
Pick ham 2016
References
1. Nam Ho Do et al, Effects of a continuous lateral turning device on pressure relief (2016)
2. Sousa I et al, Positioning immobile critically ill patients who are at risk of pressure injuries using a purpose-designed positioning device and usual care equipment: An observational feasibility study (2020)
3. Goldhill DR et al, A prospective observational study of ICU patient position and frequency of turning, Anaesthesia (2008)
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Theresa Engelhardt
St. Vincenz Krankenhaus Datteln
St. Elisabeth-Kranken Dorsten, KKRN
Jan Vosters
Head nurse Intensive Care Unit, Sint-Vincentius Hospital
Liesbet Lombaerts
Directeur zorg, GZA Ziekenhuizen
Prof. dr Patrick W.H.E. Vriens
Vascular Surgeon ETZ, Professor Quality of Life, Tilburg University
Johan Jespers
Nurse Intensive Care Unit
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