Evidence summary: Pressure injuries: Active support surfaces for preventing and treating pressure injuries

Active support surfaces are technologically advanced mattress or bed systems designed to promote pressure redistribution and microclimate control, thereby reducing the risk of PIs, or promoting healing in existing PIs. There is good evidence that an alternating pressure mattress is superior to a standard hospital mattress (Level 1a evidence). There is also evidence that alternating pressure mattresses and other types of active support surfaces...