Pressure ulcer prevention mattresses

Anti-decubitus mattresses are specialized medical devices for prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers (bedsores) in patients with reduced mobility — patients in palliative care, in coma, with paraplegia or tetraplegia, long-term bedridden elderly. Pressure ulcers are a serious and expensive complication: they affect 10-40% of patients in long-term care, can cause sepsis and death, and treatment of a single ulcer can cost USD 20,000-50,000. Anti-decubitus mattress technology divides into two major groups: passive (specialized foams with optimized pressure distribution — viscoelastic, multi-layer, gel-infused, zoned) and active (systems with inflatable air cells that alternate, automatically redistributing pressure every few minutes). High-quality viscoelastic PU anti-decubitus mattresses can prevent ulcer formation in 60-80% of cases when correctly specified. Market in strong growth driven by population aging.