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Geriatric Male
Patient Indicators:
Malnourished, thin, also has Depression, Chronic back pain, Osteoporosis. Has pressure ulcer to curvature of spine.Patient Story
Not able to sleep in a bed for 2 years related to discomfort. AIM Hybrid added for both comfort and offloading. Pressure ulcer is a stage II ulceration and within 2 weeks has started to improve, less exudate, and red wound base. Wife states that this mattress instantly improved his comfort. Since the time of this mattress the patient has fallen resulting in a injured back added to his chronic back pain. The patient has not been able to sleep at all, but with the mattress wife states he is now able to sleep in bed and is finding some relief. Of note, he was on pain medication that still did not allow him to sleep in chair but is able to sleep on the AIM!
Geriatric Male
Patient Indicators:
Chronically ill. Multiple co-morbidities including: Ileostomy, COPD, Urinary incontinence, Anemia, Malnutrition, oxygen therapy.Patient Story
Patient has had a chronic stage II ulceration for nearly 2 years. Has tried topical therapies, multiple offloading cushions. Measured consistently around 2cm. At times larger, never smaller. Became agreeable to adding AIM Hybrid for offloading and comfort. On last assessment wound has shrunk by half and is no longer draining and has a healthy wound base appearance.
Geriatric Male (near 100)
Patient Indicators:
Co-morbidities of DM, Pressure ulcers, Dementia.Patient Story
Patient had been admitted to Hospice for end of life care. Had developed stage II pressure ulceration to coccyx area surrounded by sDTI. Initially family did not want a hospital bed. Wound care was provided by family but this alone did not resolve skin breakdown. AIM Hybrid was eventually added after persistent wounds did not heal. The stage II ulceration and sDTI both resolved after this initiation. Family also stated, that patient did rest more comfortably.
Middle Age Male Patient
Patient Indicators:
MS resulting in completely bedbound status.Patient Story
Had persistent problems with skin breakdown to legs, coccyx and sacral areas. On low air loss mattress for years. Switched to AIM Hybrid and within days wife reported that areas of skin breakdown started to resolve.
Geriatric Male Patient
Patient Indicators:
Co-morbidities including malnutrition, completely bedbound status, and PVD resulting in arterial leg ulcers complicated by pressure and afore mentioned co- morbidities. These were Stage III ulcerations to the leg.Patient Story
An offloading boot was in place. There were also stage II pressure ulcers to bilateral trochanter and coccyx areas. The AIM Hybrid mattress was added. Along with wound care; the leg showed 75% improvement within 2 weeks, and are now healed. The trochanter and coccyx areas were healed 2 weeks after adding AIM Hybrid for offloading.
Geriatric Male Patient
Patient Indicators:
Complicated co-morbidities that include: +TOB, DM (uncontrolled), MS, Complete Immobility, Pressure ulcers, Arterial ulcers.Patient Story
This patient is noncompliant with recommended medical care. Of note, patient rarely is repositioned. He was placed on an AIM mattress after being on low air loss mattress for years. His skin was worsening despite low air loss mattress. The only treatment changed was to add AIM mattress with continued wound care. This occurred several months ago and has resulted in continued healing. Just had a recent visit from the RN for patient and reported all wounds remained healed as of this year.
Various Geriatric Patients
Patient Story
There are several geriatric patients who simply needed the mattress for comfort measures. One case involved a man who had not slept in bed for a number of months related to pain. The AIM Hybrid was provided and the patient stated he was he actually slept and was able to get out of bed with much less discomfort. There are additional geriatric male patients who were admitted to Hospice who were unable to rest. The AIM Hybrid was added to their treatment measures with much of the same reported results. Sleeping better and able to be more mobile related to improved comfort.
This mattress has shown great success with this particular population. They are complicated with end of life cares and multiple co-morbidities and at times resistance to using a mattress, because so many of these offloading mattresses are not particularly comfortable. This has proven to aid in healing and comfort.