A national survey by the SDMA: use of evidence in nursing practice.
Recently, two surveys were conducted by the Surgical Dressing Manufacturers Association (SDMA) to investigate the evidence required to support wound care products. These showed very clearly that industry provides significant amounts of evidence in a way that appears to meet the expectations of relevant health professionals and their practice for treating patients with wounds. The responses of health professionals refuted the opinion that evidence may be lacking for wound care products. Hopefully, the results of these surveys also add weight to the argument that the Cochrane Review approach is not always the most appropriate for wound care-where the comorbidities of patients are variable and often plural.
Surgical Dressing Manufacturers Association (SDMA) Fernbank, 17 The Crescent, Holymoorside, Derbyshire, S42 7EE.
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Aspen Medical Europe Ltd. Redditch, Worcestershire B98 9NL, UK.
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Hill
Clinical Evidence & Reimbursement Manager; This article was written on behalf of the technical committee of the Surgical Dressing Manufacturers' Association (SDMA), 3M Health Care Ltd, Morley St, Loughborough, Leics, LE11 1EP.
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D000328:Adult; D001458:Bandages; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003657:Decision Making; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*
decision making; dressings; evidence-based practice; wound healing