Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Treatment
National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel and European Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel. Prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers: clinical practice guideline. Washington DC: National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel; 2009.
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Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and prevention
AHRQ (formerly AHCPR) Clinical Practice Guideline Number 3, AHCPR Pub. No. 92-0047: May 1992.
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Pressure Ulcer Prevention
Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Standards Recommended Practices and Guidelines
"Use devices that eliminate or redistribute pressure" to prevent perioperative* heel ulcers.
*Perioperative defined as a pressure-related deep tissue injury under intact skin that presents within the first 5 days following surgical procedures.
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IHI 5 Million Lives Campaign targets pressure ulcer prevention
The 5 Million Lives Campaign is an initiative to protect patients from five million incidents of medical harm over the next two years (December 2006 – December 2008).
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