High-quality Evidence

Dabir is committed to the prevention of pressure injuries and expanding the body of knowledge for nurses and other clinicians who care for patients at risk for pressure injuries.

A randomized controlled trial to compare the interface pressures of alternating pressure overlay with gel pad versus gel pad alone during prolonged surgery

In a randomized controlled trial, Neo et al compared the effectiveness of an AP overlay with a gel pad in reducing interface pressures during prolonged surgery. Ninety patients in each group were placed supine, and the interface pressures were measured at 30-minute intervals from zero minutes up to 570 minutes.

A randomized controlled trial to compare the interface pressures of alternating pressure overlay with gel pad versus gel pad alone during prolonged surgery
Tze Guan Neo, Seok Hwee Koo, Samuel Teong Huang Chew, Gek Kheng Png, Mary Jojie Lacuesta, Margie Ya Lan Wu, Ramona Yu Ching Tay, Prit Anand Singh, Rajkumar Chandran; is a peer reviewed article that appeared in Journal of Tissue Viability. 2021;30(2):222-230. Published by Elsevier.

Pressure Injury Prevention for Complex Cardiovascular Patients in the Operating Room and Intensive Care Unit

In this Quality Improvement Project, the authors examined the effect of an alternating pressure overlay (surface) on hospital-acquired pressure injury in high-risk cardiovascular surgical patients.

Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing: November/December 2021 – Volume 48 – Issue 6 – p 510-515

Intraoperative Use of a Low-Profile Alternating Pressure Mattress

In this Research for Practice article published in AORN Journal, the author reviews a recent prospective case-controlled study of an alternating pressure surface (overlay) for patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures lasting more than two hours.

Intraoperative Use of a Low-Profile Alternating Pressure Mattress, George Allen, AORN Journal, 2020; 111(6): 711 – 714, published by John Wiley & Sons.

Intraoperative Use of Low-Profile Alternating Pressure Mattress for Prevention of Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury

This was a prospective case control study conducted in the operating room and critical care unit of an urban quaternary care hospital in the United States. Neurosurgery patients undergoing surgery for 2 hours or longer in the supine position were included in the study and assigned to receive the AP overlay in the operating room and in the Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or standard treatment (control).

Intraoperative Use of Low-Profile Alternating Pressure Mattress for Prevention of Hospital Acquired Pressure Injury, Obinna Ezeamuzie, Vigen Darian, Urvashi Katiyar, Aamir Siddiqui is a peer reviewed article that appeared in Perioperative Care & Operating Room Management. 17 (2019) 100080. Published by Elsevier.

Alternating Pressure Overlay for Prevention of Intraoperative Pressure Injury

A recent peer reviewed article details the outcome of neurosurgery patients on the Dabir surface compared to a control group.

Alternating Pressure Overlay for Prevention of Intraoperative Pressure Injury, Jain Joseph, Dylan McLaughlin, Vigen Darian, Lillian Hayes, Aamir Siddiqui is a peer reviewed article that appeared in J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurse. 2019;46(1):13-17. Published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Sacral Skin Blood Flow Response to Alternating Pressure Operating Room Overlay

This peer reviewed article describes the effects on perfusion of an operating table overlay with an alternating pressure.

Sacral Skin Blood Flow Response to Alternating Pressure Operating Room Overlay
Patricia Karg, Vinoth K. Ranganathan, Michael Churilla, David Brienza; is a peer reviewed article that appeared in Journal of Tissue Viability. 2019;28(2):75-80. Published by Elsevier

2019 CONFERENCE POSTER COLLECTION

The AORN Journal include this special collection of Patient Handling and Positioning posters that were presented at the 2019 AORN Global Surgical Conference & Expo.

2019 CONFERENCE POSTER COLLECTION
Various authors, is a peer reviewed article that appeared in
AORN Journal. 2019; 109(6): 704 – 716. Published by John Wiley & Sons

Dabir Patient Care Plus™ System 

Patients who are immobile for prolonged periods of time are at risk for pressure injury. 

The Dabir Patient Care Plus™ System provides complete body skin protection for patients receiving care outside the perioperative setting.

Dabir Patient Care PlusTM System (with optional battery)

Dabir Patient Care PlusSystem represents the latest innovation in pressure injury prevention technology. 

It is specifically designed to protect patients from developing pressure injuries outside the perioperative care setting. 

Surgical System

The Dabir Surgical System has been shown to improve patient outcomes and has been successfully used in thousands of surgeries including cardiac, plastic surgery, neurosurgery, pediatric, transplants, and many more

Pressure injuries … Prevention across the acute-care continuum

Pressure Injuries have presented a significant risk to patients and a clinical challenge to nurses and other clinicians. In a special report, a dedicated group of nurse leaders take patient, team, and environmental factors into account and describe best practices, tools and solutions for skin safety.

Pressure injuries … Prevention across the acute-care continuum was a supplement to American Nurse Today, May 2018.

Clinical Posters

Several presented clinical posters describe key performance aspects of the Dabir systems both in the lab and in clinical settings, many with significant patient outcomes.

Continuing Education

At Dabir, we value nurses and the work they do every day in caring for patients, particularly those patients at high risk for developing pressure injuries.  We believe in supporting the ongoing education of nurses through our continuing education program at the national, chapter and Affiliate level.