Objective:

Analyse if repositioning is more effective for preventing pressure ulcers than anti-decubitus mattress in an elder patient.

Methodology:

Bibliographic revision with quantitative perspective. PubMed and Scopus were used them, with descriptors “pressure ulcer”, “repositioning”, “beds” and “support surface”, through Booleans terms. The articles, which were selected, are systematic reviews and clinical trials.

Results:

There is not difference between repositioning each hours and each 2 hours.

Conclusions:

Repositioning each 3-4 hours instead of repositioning each 2 hours, decreases personnel cost and increases the dream and quality of life of the patient, because there is not difference about prevention in both cases. There are not articles or systematic revisions that they can answer the evidence question.

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