Wound Care and Pressure Injuries

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Key Findings and Recommendations

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Key findings and recommendations include those related to individuals at high risk of developing pressure ulcers, individuals with existing pressure ulcers, and adults with chronic injuries caused by diabetes or non-diabetic vascular disease.

Individuals at High Risk of Developing Pressure Ulcers
A systematic review of very low quality RCTs reported a small effect of nutrition interventions (i.e. oral nutritional supplements) on pressure injury prevention in at-risk individuals. Thus,


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Last Updated: 2018-02-15