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This table pad can help prevent pressure sores and nerve injuries by
showing you where the pressure points are when patients are on the
operating table. Hot colors on the pressure map screen indicate areas
of higher pressure, and cooler colors indicate lower pressure. The goal
is to let clinicians make adjustments when certain body parts are being
subjected to ongoing pressure, or, if a patient can't be repositioned, to
document the areas that might merit special attention in PACU.
The "brains" of the system attach to the side rail and the monitor
can be placed anywhere. The software also monitors total tissue
load over time, and alerts you when something reaches a saturation
point. The modular system comes with 3 different pads for the dif-
ferent parts of the table, and can run up to $5,000 for all 3. So it's
probably most appro-
priate for facilities
that host longer
cases in which pres-
sure is more likely to
become an issue.
It's also a risk man-
agement tool, says
Mizuho, because it
lets you document
that you were aware
of a potential pres-
sure-related situation
and did what you
could, but the
adverse outcome was
ultimately unavoid-
Mizuho OSI | Pressure Sensor Pad
