Prevention of pressure ulcers among people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review
SL Groah, M Schladen, CG Pineda, CHJ Hsieh - Pm&r, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To evaluate the literature on the effectiveness of bed and wheelchair positioning
and repositioning in the prevention of pressure ulcers (PUs) in both the spinal cord injury
(SCI) and non-SCI populations. Design Systematic review. Methods PubMed, CINAHL,
PsycINFO, and EMBASE were queried with the subject heading terms “pressure
sore,”“pressure ulcer,”“position or turn in bed, wheelchair,”“pressure relief,” and “pressure
release.” All study design types that assessed the effectiveness of bed and wheelchair …
and repositioning in the prevention of pressure ulcers (PUs) in both the spinal cord injury
(SCI) and non-SCI populations. Design Systematic review. Methods PubMed, CINAHL,
PsycINFO, and EMBASE were queried with the subject heading terms “pressure
sore,”“pressure ulcer,”“position or turn in bed, wheelchair,”“pressure relief,” and “pressure
release.” All study design types that assessed the effectiveness of bed and wheelchair …