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Hospital mattress failures—A hidden patient danger

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2021

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Edmond A. Hooker*
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Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio
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Author for correspondence: Edmond A. Hooker, E-mail: hookere@xavier.edu
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Abstract

The objective of the research was to assess the condition of beds and mattresses in 4 US hospitals. In total, 727 beds and mattresses were evaluated, and 523 (72%) had damage: 340 (47%) required mattress cover replacement and 183 (25%) required replacement of the entire mattress.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 3 , March 2023 , pp. 501 - 503
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© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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Footnotes

PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: This research was presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring 2021 Meeting on April 14–16, 2021, which was held virtually.

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