Preventing pressure ulcers: a systematic review

Authors
Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2006
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CRD SUMMARY:

This review assessed the effectiveness of interventions to prevent pressure ulcers. The authors concluded that using support surfaces, repositioning patients, optimising nutritional status and moisturising sacral skin are appropriate strategies, but that well-designed trials are needed. The lack of methodological details and the low quality of the included trials mean that the authors' conclusions may not be reliable.
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First added on: Jun 07, 2012