Reference Articles - Pressure Ulcers

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Aronovitch SA, Wilber M, Slezak S, Martin T, Utter D. A comparative study of an alternating air mattress for the prevention of pressure ulcers in surgical patients. Ostomy Wound Manage 1999 Mar; 45(3): 34-40, 42-4.

Bates-Jensen BM, McCreath HE, Kono A, et al. Subepidermal moisture predicts erythema and stage 1 pressure ulcers in nursing home residents: a pilot study. J Am Geriatr Soc 2007; 55(8): 1199-1205.

Bennett R, O’Sullivan J, DeVito E, Remsburg R. The increasing medical malpractice risk related to pressure ulcers in the US. J Am Geriatr Soc 2000; 48: 73-81.

Bergstrom N, Horn SD, Smout RJ, et al. The National Pressure Ulcer Long-Term Care Study: Outcomes of pressure ulcer treatments in long-term care. J Am Geriatr Soc 2005; 53(10): 1721-1729.

Berlowitz DR, Brandeis GH, Anderson J, Du W, Brand H. Effect of pressure ulcers on the survival of long-term care residents. J Gerontol ABiol Sci Med Sci 1997 Mar; 52(2): M106-M110.

Cullum N, McInnes E, Bell-Syer SEM, Legood R. Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004; (3): CD001735.

Defloor T, Schoonhaven L. Inter-rater reliability of the EPUAP pressure ulcer classification system using photographs. J Clin Nurs 2004; 13: 952-959.

Enoch S, Grey JE, Harding KG. Non-surgical and drug treatments. Br Med J 2006; 332; 900-903.

Enoch S, Grey JE, Harding KG. Recent advances and emerging treatments. Br Med J 2006; 332; 962-965.

Evans JM, Andrews KL, Chutka DS, et al. Pressure ulcers: Prevention and management. Mayo Clin Proc 1995; 70: 789-799.

Farid KJ. Applying observations from forensic science to understanding the development of pressure ulcers. Ostomy Wound Manage 2007; 53(4): 26-44.

Ferell BA, Artinian BM, Sessing D. The Sessing scale for assessment of pressure ulcer healing. J Am Geriatr Soc 1995; 43(1): 37-40.

Ferrell BA, Keeler E, Siu AL, Aim SH, Osterweil D. Cost-effectiveness of low-air-loss beds for treatment of pressure ulcers. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 1995 May; 50(3): M141-M146.

Fontaine R, Risley S, Castellino R. Aquantitative analysis of pressure and shear in the effectiveness of support surfaces. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs 1998 Sep; 25(5); 233-9.

Gomolin JR. Pressure sores in the elderly: Topical metronidazole therapy for anaerobically infected pressure sores. Geriatr Med Today 1988; 3: 93-99.

Grey JE, Enoch S, Harding KG. Wound assessment. Br Med J 2006; 332; 285-288.

Grey JE, Harding KG, Enoch S. Pressure ulcers.Br Med J 2006; 332; 472-475.

Healy B, Freedman A. Infections. Br Med J 2006; 332; 838-841.

Jones V, Grey JE, Harding KG. Wound dressings. Br Med J 2006; 332; 777-780.

Lepisto M, Erickson E, Hietanen H, et al. Developing a pressure ulcer risk assessment scale for patients in long term care. Ostomy Wound Manage 2006; 52: 34-46.

Levine JM, Totolos E. Pressure ulcers: a strategic plan to prevent and heal them. Geriatrics 1995; 50(1): 32-27.

Mosher BA, Cuddigan J, Thomas DR, Boudreau DM. Outcomes of 4 methods of debridement using a decision analysis methodology. Adv Wound Care 1999 Mar: 12(2): 81-88.

Mulder GD, LaPan M. Decubitus ulcers: Update on new approaches to treatment. Geriatrics 1998; 43(9): 37-50.

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. Pressure ulcer management.Clinical guidelines. 2005. Available at http://www.nice.org.uk (accessed 01/04/08).

Patterson JA, Bennett RA. Prevention and treatment of pressure sores. J Am Geriatr Soc 1995; 43: 919-927.

Reddy M, Gill SS, Rochon PA. Preventing pressure ulcers: Asystematic review. JAMA 2006; 296: 974-984.

Rodeheaver GT. Pressure ulcer debridement and cleansing: A review of current literature. Ostomy Wound Manage 1999 Jan; 45(1A Suppl): 86S-887S.

Rosen J, Mittal V, Degenholtz H, et al. Pressure ulcer prevention in black and white nursing home residents: A QI initiative of enhanced ability, incentives, and management feedback. Adv Skin Wound Care 2006; 19(5): 262-268.

Smith DA. Pressure ulcers in the nursing home. Ann Intern Med 1995; 123: 433-442.

ter Riet G, Kessels AG, Knipschild P. Randomized clinical trial of ultrasound treatment for pressure ulcers. BMJ 1995; 310(6986): 1040-1041.

Thomas DR. Are all pressure ulcers preventable? J Am Dir Assoc 2001; 2(6): 297-301.

Thomas DR. Managing pressure ulcers: Learning to give up cherished dogma. J Am Dir Assoc 2007; 8(6): 347-348.

Thomas DR. Pressure ulcers. In: Conn’s Current Therapy. Rakel RE and Bope ET, eds. 2007. Philadelphia, PA: Sanders Elsevier, pp. 999-1001.

Whitney J, Phillips L, Aslam R, et al. Guidelines for the treatment of pressure ulcers. Wound Repair Regen 2006; 14(6): 663-79.