- Guideline Development Group members
- Acknowledgements
- Pressure ulcer prevention
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Development of the guideline
- 3. Methods
- 4. Delphi consensus methods
- 5. Guideline summary
- 6. Pressure ulcer prevention
- 7. Risk assessment
- 8. Skin assessment
- 9. Repositioning
- 10. Skin massage
- 11. Nutritional supplements and hydration strategies
- 12. Pressure redistributing devices
- 13. Pressure redistributing devices for the prevention of heel pressure ulcers
- 14. Barrier creams
- 15. Information for patients and their carers
- 16. Training and education of healthcare professionals
- 17. Reference list
- 18. Acronyms and abbreviations
- 19. Glossary
- Pressure ulcer management
- 1. Guideline summary
- 2. Pressure ulcer treatment
- 3. Pressure ulcer measurement
- 4. Categorisation of pressure ulcers
- 5. Nutrition and hydration
- 6. Pressure redistributing devices
- 7. Adjunctive therapies
- 8. Debridement
- 9. Systemic antibiotics
- 10. Topical antimicrobials and antiseptics
- 11. Dressings
- 12. Management of heel pressure ulcers
- 13. References
- 14. Acronyms and abbreviations
- 15. Glossary
- Appendices
- Appendix A. Scope
- Appendix B. Declarations of interest
- Appendix C. Review protocols
- Appendix D. Clinical article selection
- Appendix E. Economic article selection
- Appendix F. Literature search strategies
- Appendix G. Clinical evidence tables
- Appendix H. Economic evidence tables
- Appendix I. Forest plots
- Appendix J. Excluded clinical studies
- Appendix K. Excluded economic studies
- Appendix L. Cost effectiveness analysis
- Appendix M. Research recommendations
- Appendix N. Delphi consensus results
- Appendix O. Risk assessment and skin assessment
- Appendix P. Dressings