Priority 8 from the Pressure Ulcer PSP
| UNCERTAINTY: How effective are wound dressings in the promotion of pressure ulcer healing? (JLA PSP Priority 8) | |
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| Overall ranking | 8 |
| JLA question ID | 0013/8 |
| Explanatory note | |
| Evidence |
Dat AD, Poon F, Pham KBT, Doust J. Aloe vera for treating acute and chronic wounds. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD008762. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008762.pub2 Keogh SJ, Nelson EA, Webster J, Jolly J, Ullman AJ, Chaboyer WP. Hydrocolloid dressings for treating pressure ulcers (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD010364. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD010364 Moore ZEH,Webster J. Dressings and topical agents for preventing pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2011, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD009362. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD009362. Jull AB, Walker N, Deshpande S. Honey as a topical treatment for wounds. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD005083. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005083.pub3 Vermeulen H, van Hattem JM, Storm-VerslootMN, Ubbink DT,Westerbos SJ. Topical silver for treating infected wounds. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2007, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD005486. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005486.pub2. Reddy M, Gill S S, Rochon P A. Preventing pressure ulcers: a systematic review. JAMA.2006;296(8):974?84.. |
| Health Research Classification System category | Skin |
| Extra information provided by this PSP | |
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| Original uncertainty examples | This is an indicative uncertainty. This or a similar uncertainty was submitted the following number of times in the survey:29 |
| Submitted by | Clinicians |
| Outcomes to be measured | Ulcer healing |
| PSP information | |
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| PSP unique ID | 0013 |
| PSP name | Pressure Ulcers |
| Total number of uncertainties shown on the spreadsheet | 269 (To see a full list of these, please see the detailed spreadsheet held on the JLA website) |
| Date of priority setting workshop | March 2013 |