Absorbent Pads

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11 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 2 trials/studies) found for this Therapy

Description: Pads made of various materials used for personal hygiene usually for absorbing URINE or FECES. They can be worn as underpants or pants liners by various age groups, from NEWBORNS to the ELDERLY. Absorbent pads can be made of fluff wood pulp and HYDROGEL absorbent covered with viscose rayon, polyester, polypropylene, or POLYETHYLENE coverstock.

Also Known As:

Pants Liners; Underpads; Absorbent Pad; Liner, Pants; Liners, Pants; Pad, Absorbent; Pads, Absorbent; Pants Liner; Underpad

Therapy Context: Research Results

Equipment and Supplies

Hospital Equipment and Supplies: 13

Absorbent Pads: 11

Incontinence Pads: 19

Adult Diapers: 2

Infant Diapers: 2

Related Diseases

1.	Pressure Ulcer (Bedsore) 01/01/2006 - "The results of these studies provide a scientific basis for selecting and purchasing an underpad to prevent pressure ulcers in patients" 01/01/2006 - "The purpose of this study was to determine the performance of three commercially available underpads in reducing the development of pressure sores in patients at high risk" 01/01/2006 - "Even though we have developed a unique scientific basis for the selection of underpads for use on either chairs or beds, it can be a financial challenge to the patient or healthcare setting to use these products, because Medicare provides no reimbursement for underpads, an invitation to pressure ulcer formation" 03/10/1977 - "Underpads for preventing pressure sores." 01/01/1995 - "The purpose of this study was to determine the biomechanical performance of commercially available underpads and bed linens to reduce the development of pressure sores in patients with burns who are at high risk" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
2.	Burns 01/01/1995 - "Innovations in the design and performance of underpads for patients with burns." 01/01/1995 - "The purpose of this study was to determine the biomechanical performance of commercially available underpads and bed linens to reduce the development of pressure sores in patients with burns who are at high risk" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
3.	Urinary Incontinence 08/01/2004 - "The aim of continence nurse experts and those who care for incontinent individuals during the past decade has been to greatly decrease the indiscriminate use of absorbent pads and garments, external collecting devices, and indwelling catheterization, through the successful treatment of urinary incontinence (UI) with behavioral interventions, drug therapies, and new surgical procedures" 05/01/2003 - "Absorbent pads are the main method of managing urinary incontinence in residential settings for older people" 01/01/2003 - "A wide range of continence products is available, and this paper focuses on products to prevent incontinence (such as urinals and commodes) and to contain or manage urinary incontinence (such as absorbent pads, penile sheaths and urethral catheters)" 08/06/1997 - "In general, nerve-sparing surgery was associated with more use of absorbent pads at 3 and 12 months following treatment, and this approach was associated with substantial urinary incontinence at 3 months but not at 12 months following surgery" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
4.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 01/27/1993 - "Dressing a wound with paraffin tulle necessitates the use of a secondary dressing which, in common practice, is almost always an absorbent pad or gauze" 03/01/1995 - "The system of dressing used were a sterile, rayon/polyester dressing impregnated with 15 percent crystalline sodium chloride to cleanse the wound of slough and debris, in a ribbon form to facilitate packing of tunneling; a sterile 0.9 percent sodium chloride solution in gel form to protect the wound bed and keep it moist during granulation and reepithelialization; and an absorbent pad to collect drainage" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
5.	Weight Gain 01/01/2005 - "The pad-weight test is based on the measurement of weight gain of absorbent pads during a test period under standardised conditions" Get all the results and reference details, order at left...
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Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Sodium Chloride (Saline Solution)
2.	Polyesters
3.	Paraffin
3 Drugs and Important Bio-Agents and 2 more articles analyzed in the Research Interface, order at left...

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Bedding and Linens (Linens)
2.	Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy)
2 Therapies and Procedures and 2 more articles analyzed in the Research Interface, order at left...

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