Clinical Practice Guideline: Pressure Ulcers

The updated guideline is evidence based and incorporates the revised federal guidance to surveyors on pressure ulcers (Tag F314) including:

• risk factors
• infection
• pain management
• treatments based on the wound characteristics
• the resident’s rights to refuse one or more aspects of pressure ulcer care

The guideline also includes the updates for staging according to the 2007 National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel (NPUAP).  This guideline removes practices that were experientially based (that is, have no evidence to support that practice) and moves to true evidence-based medicine. Additionally, the CPG discusses such controversial areas as photographic documentation, nutritional interventions, reverse staging, risk assessment tools, debriding of wounds, selection of ulcer care products and support surface options, treatments such as negative pressure wound therapy, incontinence as a causative factor, and much more.

This updated CPG combines AMDA’s previous two CPGs--Pressure Ulcers and Pressure Ulcer Therapy Companion.

Order Information:
Product Code: CPG2-12
Member Price: $15
Non-member Price: $35
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For additional information, visit the Clinical Corner on Pressure Ulcers.