Strategies for preventing pressure ulcers.
The Agency for Health Care Policy and Research supported the development of guidelines for the prediction and prevention of pressure ulcers. Based on the best available scientific evidence, the guidelines recommend that individuals who are bed- or chair-bound should be assessed further for risk and receive care according to the risk factors. Appropriate actions include managing tissue loads, reducing exposure to moisture, managing incontinence, and assuring adequate nutrition. The guidelines are presented, research supporting the guidelines is summarized, and relevant articles published since the release of the guidelines are reviewed.
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Graduate Nursing Program, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-5330, USA.
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000465:Algorithms; D001513:Beds; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D006801:Humans; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D003668:Pressure Ulcer / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D012307:Risk Factors; D017592:Skin Care; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality