The prevention and management of pressure ulcers: summary of updated NICE guidance.

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Journal of Wound CareVol. 24, No. 4 EducationThe prevention and management of pressure ulcers: summary of updated NICE guidanceL. Cooper, C. Vellodi, G. Stansby, L. AvitalL. Cooper1Department of Plastic Surgery, Royal Free HospitalSearch for more papers by this author, C. Vellodi2Department of Acute Medicine and Medicine for the Elderly, Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust, LondonSearch for more papers by this author, G. Stansby3Department of Vascular Surgery, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. On behalf of the Guideline Development GroupSearch for more papers by this author, L. Avital4National Clinical Guideline Centre, Royal College of Physicians London.Search for more papers by this authorL. Cooper; C. Vellodi; G. Stansby; L. AvitalPublished Online:8 Apr 2015https://doi.org/10.12968/jowc.2015.24.4.179AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References 1 Dealey, C., Posnett, J., Walker, A. The cost of pressure ulcers in the United Kingdom. J Wound Care 2012; 21: 6, 261–262. Link, Google Scholar2 Moore, Z., Johanssen, E., Van Etten, M. A review of PU prevalence and incidence across Scandinavia, Iceland and Ireland (Part I). J Wound Care 2013; 22: 7, 364–368 Link, Google Scholar3 Grey, J.E., Harding, K.G., Enoch, S. Pressure Ulcers. Br Med J 2006; 332: 472–425. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar4 Graves, N., Birrell, F,. Whitby, M. Effect of Pressure Ulcers on Length of Hospital Stay. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2005; 26: 3, 293–297. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar5 Bennett, G., Dealey, C., Posnett, J. The cost of pressure ulcers in the UK. Age Ageing 2004; 33: 3, 230–235. Crossref, Medline, Google Scholar6 The NHS Outcomes Framework 2014/15, Department of Health 2013. www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-outcomes-framework-2014-to-2015 (Accessed June 2014). Google Scholar7 Johansen, E., Moore, Z,. van Etten, M., Strapp, H. Pressure ulcer risk assessment and prevention: what difference does a risk scale make? A comparison between Norway and Ireland. J Wound Care 2014; 23: 7, 369–370. Link, Google Scholar8 Pressure ulcers: prevention and management of pressure ulcers. (2014) National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. www.guidance.nice.org.uk/CG179 (accessed 22/06/2014). Google Scholar9 European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Treatment of pressure ulcers: Quick Reference Guide. Washington DC: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel; 2009. www.epuap.org/guidelines/Final_Quick_Treatment.pdf. (accessed 19/1/2015). Google Scholar10 NICE Guidelines Manual. (2012) www.nice.org.uk/article/pmg6/chapter/1%20introduction (accessed 31/10/2014). Google Scholar11 Pressure ulcers overview. NICE Pathways 2014. pathways.nice.org.uk/pathways/pressure-ulcers (accessed 22/06/2014). Google Scholar12 Pressure ulcer prevention, treatment and care. NICE Information for the public 2014. www.publications.nice.org.uk/pressure-ulcer-prevention-treatment-and-care-ifp179 (Accessed June 2014). Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByDevelopment of customized support for the prevention of Pressure Ulcer (PU) using multi-materials printingJournal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 1969, No. 1Pressure injury prevalence and predictors among older adults in the first 36 hours of hospitalisation8 August 2019 | Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol. 28, No. 21-22Development and validation of the pressure ulcer management self‐efficacy scale for nurses21 April 2019 | Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol. 28, No. 17-18Pressure heel ulcers in patients with type 2 diabetes: Is it T.I.M.E. to customise wound bed preparation according to different heel areas?17 April 2018 | International Wound Journal, Vol. 15, No. 5Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers11 October 2018 | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2018, No. 10References and Further Reading3 September 2018Large‐Scale Hospital Mattress Switch‐Out Leads to Reduction Hospital‐Acquired Pressure Ulcers: Operationalization of a Multidisciplinary Task Force8 March 2018 | Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing, Vol. 15, No. 3Pressure injuries in intensive care: What is new?Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, Vol. 45Pressure ulcers in critically ill patients – Preventable by non-sedation? A substudy of the NONSEDA-trialIntensive and Critical Care Nursing, Vol. 44Secondary Assessment of Life-Threatening Conditions of Older Patients9 September 2017Cicatrização de úlceras por pressão com extrato Plenusdermax® de Calendula officinalis L.Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, Vol. 69, No. 2Spinal cord injury5 March 2016Spinal cord injury5 March 2016 2 April 2015Volume 24Issue 4ISSN (print): 0969-0700ISSN (online): 2052-2916 Metrics History Published online 8 April 2015 Published in print 2 April 2015 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download