Support pressure distribution for positioning in neutral versus conventional positioning in the prevention of decubitus ulcers: a pilot study in healthy participants

Table 1 Mean number of coloured pixels for both concepts separately and for the difference (CON-LiN)

		All positions	Supine	30° SL	90° SL
Sum	CON	64,090	59,853	50,401	82,014
	LiN	46,293	37,477	44,406	56,996
	Difference	17,797	22,376	5995	25,017
Low pressure (green)	CON	22,790	32,285	11,189	24,894
	LiN	8315	5782	7981	11,180
	Difference	14,475	26,503	3207	13,714
Medium pressure (yellow)	CON	34,023	21,541	31,000	49,526
	LiN	34,235	29,319	33,856	39,529
	Difference	−212	−7777	−2855	9997
High pressure (red)	CON	7277	6025	8212	7593
	LiN	3744	2375	2568	6287
	Difference	3533	3650	5643	1305

N = 4. SL: side lying. CON: conventional positioning. LiN: Positioning in Neutral (Lagerung in Neutralstellung)

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