European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel - Selected Abstracts from the Previous EPUAP Open Meetings

EUROPEAN PRESSURE ULCER ADVISORY PANEL

Selected Abstracts from the Previous EPUAP Open Meetings

Highlights from the 10th EPUAP meeting. Gaymar Symposium KCI Symposium Smith & Nephew Symposium Japanese Symposium Symposia from the 9th EPUAP meeting. KCI Symposium Smith & Nephew Symposium Nutricia Symposium WoundEL Symposium Poster Winners' Abstracts from the Ninth EPUAP Meeting in Berlin, August 2006 Pressure ulcer treatment with dressings: a systematic review of published randomized controlled trials A. Heyneman, RN, MA; H. Beele, MD, PhD; T. Defloor, RN, PhD Pressure Ulcer Prevalence in a District General Division: What are the benefits of doing it? Anne Ballard Wilson, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist Do nutritional supplements for patients with hip fracture reduce postoperative complications? Anna-Karin Westerlund, RN1,2, Katarina Lönn, MD2, Lena Gunningberg, RN, PhD3,4 Selected Abstracts from the Ninth EPUAP Meeting in Berlin, August 2006 Technological Advances in Pressure Ulcer Prevention – how close are we to producing an objective clinical monitoring system? Dan Bader DSc Patient stories of living with pressure ulcers: the impact on practice and implications for further European research. Hopkins A, Dealey C, Bale S, Defloor T and Worboys F. Evolution or Revolution? Adapting to Complexity in Wound Management Smith & Nephew Symposium (two papers) Why we need more than one approach in pressure ulcer management Professor Keith Harding Considerations in appropriate dressing design Professor Keith Harding Antibacterial activity of positive and negative polarity high voltage pulsed current (HVPC) on six typical gram positive and gram negative bacterial pathogens of chronic wounds. Gerromed Symposium, Paper One Georg Daeschlein1, Ojan Assadian2, Christina Meinl2, F Ney1 and Axel Kramer1 Clinical experience with a new topical device WoundEL_ used in geriatric patients with chronic wounds Gerromed Symposium, Paper Two Selected Abstracts from the 8th EPUAP Open Meeting, 2005 PRESSURE ULCERS: BACK TO BASICS – THE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES Eighth EPUAP Open Meeting, Aberdeen Conference Centre, Scotland, 5–7 May 2005 EVIDENCE IN PRESSURE ULCERS THE IMPACT OF A TOPICAL AGENT (Corpitolinol 60) IN PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION IN ELDERLY HOSPITALISED PATIENTS (GIPPS STUDY) A STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE KNOWLEDGE AND UPTAKE OF AN INTEGRATED CARE PATHWAY (ICP), FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH A HIP FRACTURE PATIENT AND FAMILY EDUCATION FOR PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION IN BELGIAN HOME CARE THE EPUAP PRESSURE ULCER PREVALENCE SURVEY – A COMPARISON BETWEEN DATA COLLECTED IN 2002 AND 2004 A NEONATAL AND PEDIATRIC EVIDENCELINKED PRESSURE ULCER AND SKIN CARE PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE AN EVALUATION OF HYPER-OXYGENATED FATTY ACID ESTERS (Sanyrene®) IN THE PREVENTION OF PRESSURE ULCERS HOW TO PREVENT PATIENTS WITH A HIP FRACTURE FROM DEVELOPING PRESSURE ULCERS CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A MULTIMODAL STATIC PRESSURE RELIEVING DEVICE INTERFACE PRESSURE OR TISSUE PERFUSION MEASUREMENTS? EFFECT OF A NEW PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTIVE DRESSING ON SHEAR FORCE REDUCTION THE EFFECTS OF APPLIED DRESSINGS ON SHEAR STRESS IN THE UPPER AND SUBCUTANEOUS LAYERS OF THE SKIN A PILOT STUDY OF A NEW METHOD FOR MEASURING THE CO-EFFICIENT OF FRICTION BETWEEN THE SKIN AND MATERIALS ALTERNATING PRESSURE AIR MATTRESSES (AP-AM) VS. CONTINUOUS LOW PRESSURE AIR MATTRESS (CLP AM): IS THERE A CLINICAL DIFFERENCE IN THE PREVENTION OF PRESSURE ULCERS IN A HOSPITAL SETTING? NUTRITIONAL ASPECTS IN PRESSURE ULCER CARE Proceedings of the Satellite KCI Symposium - 5-7 May 2005 EPUAP Panel Meeting, Aberdeen, Scotland MANAGING PRESSURE ULCERS WITH NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY: EXAMINATION OF A CONSENSUS PANEL GUIDELINE Dr Mona M. Baharestani WHAT IS LOW AIR LOSS THERAPY? Dr Eric Flam and Loretta Raab R.Ph, CCP PRE-TREATMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS USING SUBATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE DRESSINGS ENHANCES PLASTIC SURGICAL COVERAGE Professor Raymund E Horch MD with Jürgen Kopp MD, Alexander D Bach MD and Ulrich Kneser MD FIRST CLINICAL DATA WITH A HIGH TECH LOW AIR LOSS MATTRESS Dr Maarten J. Lubbers THE IMPORTANCE OF THE MICRO-ENVIRONMENT OF SUPPORT SURFACES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS Dr Steven I. Reger with Vinoth K. Ranganathan and Vinod Sahgal ABSTRACTS FROM THE 2ND WORLD UNION OF WOUND HEALING SOCIETIES MEETING Paris, 8–13 July 2004 PRESSURE ULCERS AND NUTRITION: A NEW EUROPEAN GUIDELINE INTERRATER AND INTRARATER RELIABILITY OF THE EPUAP PRESSURE ULCER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OBSERVATION OF NON-BLANCHABLE ERYTHEMA PRESSURE ULCER PREVALENCE: USING EUROPEAN METHODOLOGY IN THE IRISH HEALTH CARE SETTING SEVERITY, LOCATION, DURATION AND ORIGIN OF PRESSURE ULCER WOUNDS IN GERMANY URBAN AND RURAL USA NURSES’ KNOWLEDGE OF PRESSURE A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY TO EXPLORE THE EXPERIENCE OF LIVING WITH A PRESSURE ULCER THE EFFECT OF CLOTHING ON THE MEASUREMENT OF INTERFACE PRESSURE PRESSURE ULCERS I (QUALITY OF LIFE) THE NEXT STEP: USING LARGE DATABASES TO MEASURE QUALITY OF CARE PRESSURE ULCERS 2 (EDUCATION AND GUIDELINES) QUALITY CF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES: A REVIEW PRESSURE ULCERS 3 (SUPPORT SURFACE EFFECTIVENESS) CLINICAL EVALUATION OF SUPPORT SURFACES: A REVIEW PRESSURE ULCERS 3 (SUPPORT SURFACE EFFECTIVENESS) MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE SKIN MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURE OF THE PATIENT: A BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING OVERVIEW PRESSURE ULCERS 4 (RISK ASSESSMENT) DO RISK ASSESSMENT TOOLS WORK? PRESSURE ULCERS 4 (RISK ASSESSMENT) WHAT ARE RISK FACTORS: SENSE OR NONSENSE OF PRESSURE ULCER RISK ASSESSMENT SCALES PRESSURE ULCERS 6 (THERAPY DEVICES) MODE OF ACTION PRESSURE ULCERS 5 (SURGICAL REPAIR) SURGICAL TREATMENT OF PRESSURE SORES PRESSURE ULCERS 5 (SURGICAL REPAIR) PREVENTION OF RECURRENCE AFTER SURGERY PRESSURE ULCERS 6 (THERAPY DEVICES) DEVELOPING TRIALS PRESSURE ULCERS 2 (EDUCATION AND GUIDELINES) IMPROVE GUIDELINES PRESSURE ULCER CARE? PRESSURE ULCERS 4 (RISK ASSESSMENT) A NEW (INTRINSIC) RISK FACTOR SCALE AND ITS USEFULNESS IN JAPAN PRESSURE ULCERS I (QUALITY OF LIFE) HUMAN COSTS OF PRESSURE ULCERS: REVIEW EVALUATION TOOLS DESIGN: A NEW EVALUATION METHOD FOR PRESSURE ULCERS Inquiry into the Use of Anti-Pressure Ulcer Supports in a Geriatric Service Occlusive Moist Environment for Early Stage Pressure Ulcers with Necrosis Paediatric Scalp Pressure Sores-Aetiology and Prevention Measures Pressure Ulcer Prevalence in Nursing Homes – Comparison of the Netherlands and Germany Pressure Ulcer Prevalence: Using European Methodology in the Irish Health Care Setting Pressure Ulcers: Recommendations Associated with Prevention Urban and Rural USA Nurses’ Knowledge of Pressure Ulcers 7th EPUAP Open Meeting, Tampere, Finland Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management, Poster Abstracts, September 2003 CLINICAL BENCH-MARKING – MAKING A DIFFERENCE THROUGH TEAM WORK DEVELOPMENT OF AN EASY DECISION TREE FOR THE SELECTION OF A COMFORTABLE SUPPORT SURFACE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE GERMAN HEALTH SYSTEM FOR THE HOME CARE PATIENTS A NEW MODULAR TEST SYSTEM FOR THE MECHANICAL AND MICROCLIMATIC EVALUATION OF SUPPORT SURFACES A CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE KCI PROFICARE MATTRESS REPLACEMENT SYSTEM PORTABLE NMR SPECTROSCOPY OF THE SOFT TISSUES: A NORMATIVE STUDY PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION IN HOME HEALTH CARE – A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY AN EUROPEAN PUBLIC TENDER FOR ANTI-DECUBITUS MATTRESS MATERIAL IN AN ACADEMIC HOSPITAL CENTER; A CHALLENGING PROCESS PRESSURE ULCERS IN THE PERIOPERATIVE ENVIRONMENT: THE RESEARCH EVIDENCE DISABILITY – PRESSURE SORE PREVENTION – A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH PADS AND PRESSURE: AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EFFECTS OF ABSORBENT INCONTINENCE PADS ON PRESSURE MANAGEMENT MATTRESSES NOVARTIS HEALING SOLUTIONS – A TEAM APPROACH FOR PRESSURE ULCER WOUND CARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR ASSISTANT NURSES ACCORDING TO EPUAP GUIDELINES INVESTIGATION OF THE MINIMUM SPATIAL RESOLUTION REQUIRED BY PRESSURE MAPPING SYSTEMS FOR SEATED PATIENTS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE IN USING DRAFT ISO (CD 16840-2) TEST METHODS FOR WHEELCHAIR SEATING Part 2 : Test methods for devices intended to manage tissue in practice AN EXAMINATION OF THE EFFICACY OF THE CONTRACTURAL PAD FOR PRESSURE ULCER STUDY OF FIVE BED MATTRESSES USING PRESSURE MAPPING AT 500-BED LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY STUDY ON PRESSURE ULCERS (PU), THEIR LOCATIONS AND PROTECTION MEASURES ON THREE INTENSIVE CARE UNITS OF THE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER IN AMSTERDAM MEASURING THE PRESSURE AT ‘THICKENED EDGES’ AND ‘NORMAL EDGES’ OF A WOUND CLASSIFICATION OF HEALING PROCESS PATTERNS OF PRESSURE ULCERS WITH UNDERMINING FOR JAPANESE ELDERLY Abstracts from the Sixth EPUAP Open Meeting Budapest 2002 What do we mean by quality in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment? A Physician’s Perspective What do we mean by quality in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment? A Nurse’s Perspective What do we mean by quality in pressure ulcer prevention and treatment? A health economist’s perspective Health-related quality of life in patients with pressure damage Pressure Ulcers Rapidly Heal When Treated With Comprehensive Wound Care Protocol Wound healing in Hungary compared to European countries Working together across Europe Quality in North America views of the NPUAP Latest concept and treatments of pressure ulcers in Japan LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Hip fractures. Anatomy, operation and rehabilitation Improvements in Pain Relief, Handling Time and Pressure Sores through Internal Audit of Hip Fracture Patients Pan-European Pressure Ulcer Study (PEPUS) Pressure Ulcers – the quality of care indicator! Pressure ulcer prevention in x-ray departments Evaluation of alternating pressure air mattresses using a time-based pressure threshold technique and laser Doppler micro-vascular perfusion measurements on the heel Change of Body Pressure and Shear Force at Head Up / Down Motion Numerical Accuracy of pressure mapping systems – a comparative evaluation The implications of skin moisture retention during the use of four contemporary wound dressings and two ointments A randomised controlled trial to examine the effect of the 30° tilt position compared to the use of the 90° lateral and supine positions in reducing the incidence of non-blanching erythema in a hospital in-patient population A device for early identification of pressure ulcers Hip fractures and pressure sores: is there a correlation? What was it like for you? The experience of the data collectors EPUAP Prevalence project; the project results Case-Mix Adjustment: Ideal and Practical Limitations Evaluation of matress replacements for routine use in a large general hospital Prone position and pressure ulcers Predicting pressure ulcers in hospitalised patients. Non-blanchable erythema as a predictor of pressure ulcer lesions: an alternative approach to risk assessment Improved Prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers across an Australian State Health Service (Queensland Health) through the Implementation of Evidence Based Best Practice Guidelines Pressure ulcers: Can they be used as an indicator of the quality of care in Australian healthcare facilities? Nationwide survey of prevalence of pressure ulcers in German hospitals and nursing homes Development and implementation of a tool which allows the continuous estimation of the prevalence and incidence of decubitus ulcers in hospitals and foster homes in specific regions. Pressure ulcers in children Is vacuum therapy superior to conventional moist treatment in promoting wound healing? A midterm report of a prospective randomised trial Pressure Ulcer Prevalence in Dutch Acute Care Hospitals: an indicator of the quality of care? Pressure ulcer prevention at a surgical intensive care: evaluation of pressure ulcer risk scales Measurement of Microclimate Change on Air-Loss Supports The economical effect of participating on prevalence measurements Wound related problems in patients with pressure ulcers: state of the art Managing bacterial colonisation and infection of pressure ulcers Patients with Pressure Ulcers in Finnish Hospitals Long Term Results in 728 Pressure Ulcers DRGs and pressure ulcers. Findings in a wider prevalence survey ABSTRACTS FROM THE FIFTH EPUAP OPEN MEETING Le Mans, France, 2001 PATHOLOGY AND AETIOLOGY OF EARLY STAGE PRESSURE ULCERS SHOULD STAGE I PRESSURE ULCERS BE INCLUDED IN AUDITS? - THE UNITED STATES EXPERIENCE DETECTING INCIPIENT PRESSURE SORE ONSET AN ANALYSIS OF THE WOUND RELATED FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE NURSES CHOICE OF DRESSING FOR PRESSURE SORE MANAGEMENT EUROPEAN PRESSURE ULCER PROGRAMME IN PRESSURE ULCER CARE RISK ASSESSMENT. A REALITY TOO COMPLEX TO GRASP? AN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME COMBINING THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PRESSURE ULCER PREVENTION PROMOTING PRESSURE-RELIEF MOVEMENT IN WHEELCHAIR USERS -THE EVALUATION OF A THEORETICALLY DESIGNED STUDY AN ASSESSMENT OF MEDICAL AND NURSING KNOWLEDGE OF PRESSURE ULCERS IN AUSTRALIA THE COSTS OF PRESSURE ULCERS: PREVENTION OR REACTION THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS OF CHRONIC WOUND CARE PROTOCOLS OF CARE ACHIEVING REDUCTIONS IN PRESSURE ULCER PREVALENCE WITH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES: AN AUSTRALIAN EXPERIENCE THE EFFECTS OF INTRA-OPERATIVE WARMING THERAPY ON THE INCIDENCE OF POST-OPERATIVE PRESSURE ULCERS: A RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME IN PRESSURE ULCER CARE PRESSURE ULCERS IN AMERICA: PREVALENCE, INCIDENCE, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE NETHERLANDS: IS THERE A BENEFIT FROM SURVEYING? PREVALENCE OF PRESSURE ULCERS IN ELEVEN GERMAN HOSPITALS IN APRIL 2001 PROGNOSTIC ABILITY OF RISK ASSESSMENT SCALES (The prePURSE study) AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN TO STUDY THE VALIDITY OF PRESSURE ULCER RISK ASSESSMENT SCALES THE DARK AREAS OF PRESSURE SORE COUNTRY PRESSURE ULCER PROJECTS: IMPLEMENTATION AND PITFALLS EVALUATING THE CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF IMPLEMENTING A STANDARDIZED ALGORITHM TO HEAL STAGE II PRESSURE ULCERS BARTS AND THE ROYAL LONDON TISSUE VIABILITY WEBSITE. AN OPPORTUNITY FOR OFFERING ON-LINE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES FOR TRUST STAFF HOW TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CARE TO PATIENTS AT RISK OF DEVELOPING OR ALREADY SUFFERING FROM PRESSURE SORES THE DIFFICULT WAY TO A QUALITY MARK: LINKING PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS TO PRODUCT PROPERTIES AN EVALUATION OF THE SYSTEMATIC USE OF HYPEROGINATED FATTY ACIDS IN THE PREVENTION OF PRESSURE ULCERS CLINICAL VARIANCE IN THE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS TO IDENTIFY THOSE AT RISK OF PRESSURE ULCER DEVELOPMENT MONITORING THE PREVALENCE OF PRESSURE ULCERS: DOES IT SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS? DEFORMATION ANALYSIS OF A SUPPORTED BUTTOCK CONTACT REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF EPUAP WORKING GROUP 2 - Laboratory Evaluation of Support Surfaces UP-DATE OF THE PAN-EUROPEAN PRESSURE ULCER STUDY (PEPUS) DEBRIDEMENT IN DETAIL WITH A FOCUS ON SHARP DEBRIDEMENT ESTIMATING THE COST OF PRESSURE ULCER CARE IN THE UK AN OPEN MULTI-CENTER RANDOMISED STUDY COMPARING MEPILEX® BORDER SAFETAC®, A SELF-ADHERENT SOFT SILICONE FOAM DRESSING, VERSUS TIELLE™, A HYDROPOLYMER DRESSING, IN PATIENTS WITH PRESSURE ULCER STAGE II ACCORDING TO THE EPUAP GUIDELINES PRESSURE SORES IN CRITICALLY ILL PATIENTS: STATE OF AFFAIRSNORTON, WATERLOW, BRADEN, AND THE CARE DEPENDENCY SCALE: COMPARING THEIR VALIDITY PREDICTING PATIENTS' PRESSURE SORE RISK CAN PATIENTS' INTERFACE PRESSURE PR EDICT PRESSURE ULCER DEVELOPMENT DURING BEDREST? WOCN ACCREDITATION STANDARDS FOR EVALUATING WOUND, OSTOMY, AND CONTINENCE EDUCATION PROGRAMS CLINICAL OPEN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF A COLLAGEN DRESSING IN THE TREATMENT OF PRESSURE ULCERS THE USE OF A HYDROCOLLOID HYDRO-FIBER DRESSING IN THE TREATMENT OF A PRESSURE SORE IN STAGE IV AS A HEALING GUARANTEE RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL COMPARING THE USE OF ALLEVYN HEEL® VERSUS THE USE OF PROTECTION BANDAGES IN THE PREVENTION OF PRESSURE ULCERS IN HEELS. PRELIMINARY RESULTS. Abstracts from the Fourth EPUAP Open Meeting Pisa, Italy, 28-30 September, 2000 Telemedicine as a Method of Assessing and Advising on the Management of Pressure Ulcers Diabetic Foot as a model of Pressure Ulcer The Importance of Pressure in the Aetiology of Diabetic Foot Ulcers Grading and Regrading of Pressure Ulcers - The Clinical Dilemmas Dressings Update Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcers in Patients with Fractured Nexk of Femur. The correlation of changes in Sacral Blood Flow during surgery with the Post-Operative development of a Pressure Ulcer Abstracts from the 3rd EPUAP Open Meeting Amsterdam, 2-4 September 1999 Nutrition in Relation to Pressure Ulcers Measurement of Subcutaneous Tissue - Pressure and p02 over the Os Sacrum Empowering the Nurse Specialist in her Role as Change Agent Challenges in Nursing for Elderly Patients with Pressure Ulcers Is Documentation of Pressure Ulcer Care Still a Problem The Under-Reporting of Pressure Sores A Randomised Controlled Study to Compare a Sequential Treatment using Alginate-CMC and Hydro-colloid dressing to Hydrocolloid dressing alone in Pressure Ulcers Dissemenation and Quality of Dutch Guidelines on Pressure Ulcer Prevention The Influence of 30 Degree Laterally Inclined Position on the Haemo-Dynamic Condition of IC-Patients, following Coronary Artery Surgery The Use of a Low-Pressure Inflatable Foot Protector in the Management of Patients with Pressure Sore Damage to the Heel Progress across Europe Update on the Individual European Country Pressure Ulcer Programmes Second National Pressure Ulcer Prevalence Survey in the Netherlands Update in Pressure Ulcers Programs in France EPUAP Guidelines - Implementation Strategy Epidemiology of Pressure Ulcers treated by Community Nurses in a District of Barcelona Cost Efficiency Analysis of the Prevention and the Treatment of PU Pressure Ulcers and Still Being Caused by Neglect The Accuracy of Pressure Sore Data Knowledge and Effectiveness Preventing Pressure Ulcers During and Post Surgery Abstracts from the 2nd EPUAP Open Meeting - Oxford, UK, 20-22 September 1998 An Evaluation of Four Operating Table Mattresses used for Preventing Pressure Ulcers Interface Pressure Characteristics of Intensive Care Patients Nursed on Special Beds Current Pressure Ulcer Prevention Work in Poland Multi-Centre Evaluation of a New Pressure Relieving Mattress Confidence in Interface Pressure Measurements to Evaluate Pressure Relieving Support Surface Research into Pressure Sore Prevention Influencing European Governmental Policy on Pressure Sores Pressure Ulcers and the Spinal Cord Injured Patient Pressure Sores of the Heels : A Preventing Measure The Contribution of Different Professional Skills in our 'Chronic Wounds Project' on Geriatric Patients Pressure Ulcer Audit : Research Design going beyond Baseline Occurrence National Demonstration Project : Pressure Damage Pressure Sores in Long Term Patients The Evidence for Support Surfaces Wheelchair Seatings, a Method into Determining the Quality Regarding Pressure Ulcers Is it Possible to know if a Seating Position is Right? Methods for Assessing the Performance of Specialist Seating Cushions - An Opportunity for the EPUAP Evaluation of the EPUAP Prevention Guidelines in the UK - Relevance for Evaluation in the European Countries The National Implementation of a Continuous Development Programme of Quality of Care in the Prevention of Pressure Sores : Positive Outcomes Abstracts from the first EPUAP Open Meeting - Oxford, UK, 21-23 September 1997 An Organisational Model of Multidisciplinary Collaboration Variables Associated with the Formation of Pressure Ulceration Utilisation of Evidence based Medicine with reference to the Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Sores Comparison of four alternating Pressure Air Mattresses using a Time Based Pressure Threshold Technique and Continuous Measurements of Transcutaneous Gas Risk Assessment Tools in the Prevention of Pressure Ulcers Pressure Ulcers on Dorsum of Diabetic Foot : A Cohort Study The Implementation of Dutch Guidelines focused on Pressure Sores - Prevention in Dutch Nursing Homes Assessment of Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcer in an Acute Care Hospital Nurses and Support Workers Knowledge of Pressure Sore Assessment and Prevention in one NHS Acute and Community Trust Nursing Attitudes, Beliefs and Knowledge in Relation to Pressure Sore Prevention A National Continuous Quality Implementation Program in the Prevention of Pressure Sores The Relationship of Industry with the European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel 'Proposed European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel Guidelines for Pressure Ulcer Management and Policy' Treatment of Pressure Sores : Don't Take It Lying Down

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