Abstract：
At present, the solutions to prevent bedsore include using various techniques for movement and displacement of patients, which is not possible for some patients or dangerous for some of them while it also poses problems for health care providers. On the other hand, development of information technology in the health care system including application of wireless sensor networks (WSNs) has led to easy and quick service-providing. It can provide a solution to prevent bedsore in motionless and disabled patients. Hence, the aim of this article was first to introduce WSNs in hospital beds and second, to identify the benefits and challenges in implementing this technology. This study was a nonsystematic review. The literature was searched for WSNs to reduce and prevent bedsores with the help of libraries, databases (PubMed, SCOPUS, and EMBASE), and also searches engines available at Google Scholar including during 1974-2014 while the inclusion criteria were applied in English and Persian. In our searches, we employed the following keywords and their combinations: \"wireless sensor network,\" \"smart bed,\" \"information technology,\" \"smart mattress,\" and \"bedsore\" in the searching areas of titles, keywords, abstracts, and full texts. In this study, more than 45 articles and reports were collected and 37 of them were selected based on their relevance. Therefore, identification and implementation of this technology will be a step toward mechanization of traditional procedures in providing care for hospitalized patients and disabled people. The smart bed and mattress, either alone or in combination with the other technologies, should be capable of providing all of the novel features while still providing the comfort and safety features usually associated with traditional and hospital mattresses. It can eliminate the expense of bedsore in the intensive care unit (ICU) department in the hospital and save much expense there.
摘要：
目前,预防褥疮的解决方案包括使用各种技术来移动和移位患者，这对一些患者来说是不可能的，对他们中的一些人来说是危险的，同时也给医疗保健提供者带来了问题。另一方面,信息技术在医疗保健系统中的发展，包括无线传感器网络（WSNs）的应用，导致了方便快捷的服务提供。它可以提供一种解决方案，以防止不动和残疾患者的褥疮。因此，本文的目的是首先介绍医院病床上的无线传感器网络，其次，确定实施这项技术的好处和挑战。本研究为非系统综述。在图书馆的帮助下，搜索了WSN以减少和预防褥疮的文献，数据库(PubMed，Scopus,和EMBASE)，以及GoogleScholar提供的搜索引擎，包括1974年至2014年期间，而纳入标准以英语和波斯语应用。在我们的搜索中,我们采用了以下关键字及其组合：“无线传感器网络，\"\"智能床,\"\"信息技术,\"\"智能床垫,“和”褥疮“在标题的搜索区域，关键词,摘要,和全文。在这项研究中,收集了45多篇文章和报告，其中37篇是根据其相关性选择的。因此,这项技术的识别和实施将是迈向传统程序机械化的一步，为住院患者和残疾人提供护理。智能床和床垫，无论是单独还是与其他技术结合，应该能够提供所有的新颖特征，同时仍然提供通常与传统和医院床垫相关的舒适和安全特征。它可以消除医院重症监护病房（ICU）部门的褥疮费用，并节省大量费用。
