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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Waterlow Pressure Ulcer Prevention/Treatment 
Policy Card. … Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers: 
Quick Reference Guide. … Risk assessment tools for the prevention of 
pressure ulcers. … Risk assessment scales for pressure ulcer prevention: a systematic 
review. … Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment 
and Prevention: Comparative Effectiveness.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-treatment_executive.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Analytic framework: pressure ulcer treatment strategies
Treatment for Pressure Ulcers
Adults With
Pressure … Pressure ulcer prevention and management. JAMA. 
2003 Jan 8;289(2):223-6. PMID: 12517234.
5. … Pressure Ulcer Prevention 
and Treatment: Clinical Practice Guideline. … Support surfaces 
for pressure ulcer prevention. … Beds, mattresses and 
cushions for pressure sore prevention and treatment.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/pressure-ulcer-prevention/research
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/products/pressure-ulcer-prevention/research-protocol
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-prevention_research-protocol.pdf
January 10, 2012 - sore$ or bedsore$).mp. … Ulcer")  
S2   "pressure ulcer*"  
S3   "decubitus ulcer*"  
S4   "bedsore*"  
S5   "bed sore*" … sore$ or bedsore$).mp. … sore$ or bedsore$).mp. … Ulcer")  
S2   "pressure ulcer*"  
S3   "decubitus ulcer*"  
S4   "bedsore*"  
S5   "bed sore*"
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/pressure-ulcer-treatment_research-protocol.pdf
November 08, 2011 - pressure ulcers. … ulcer/ and (treatment or healing or management or therapy).hw.  
3 
((pressure ulcer$ or pressure sore … $ or bed sore$ or bedsore$ or decubitus 
ulcer$) adj5 (treat$ or heal$ or manag$ or therap$)).ti,ab. … Pressure ulcer prevention and management. JAMA 2003 Jan 8;289(2):223-226. 
PMID: 12517234. 
5. … Pressure 
ulcer prevention and treatment: clinical practice guideline.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-prevention_disposition-comments.pdf
May 08, 2013 - Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: Comparative Effectiveness. … Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention. … Pressure sore risk 
assessment in palliative care. … prevention and 
treatment of pressure ulcers.” … ulcer prevention.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/pressure-ulcer-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
May 08, 2013 - ulcers, 
“Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment and Prevention: A Comparative Effectiveness 
Review.” … ulcer prevention. … prevention and treatment of 
pressure ulcers.” … Collecting pressure ulcer 
prevention and management 
outcomes. Brit. Journ. … Dorner B, Posthauer ME, 
Thomas D: The role of nutrition in 
pressure ulcer prevention and 
treatment
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/TND_0251_05-20-2010.pdf
January 01, 2010 - pressure 
ulcers 
Intervention(s): Identification of patients at risk for, prevention, and treatment … Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers 
Nomination Summary Document 
http://effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … How effective are the various pressure ulcer prevention strategies? … Prevention and early detection are necessary for the successful management of pressure ulcers. … Standard, adjunctive, and novel therapies for the prevention and treatment of pressure ulcers have 
proliferated
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nursing-home-safety_research-protocol.pdf
July 22, 2015 - Thus, the outcomes targeted for prevention are often the same: falls, pressure ulcers, 
delirium and … ulcer prevention noted above as well as studies identifying 
Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov … The effectiveness of the 
Australian Medical Sheepskin for the prevention of pressure ulcers in somatic … Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program Study: a randomized, 
controlled prospective comparative value evaluation … of 2 pressure ulcer prevention strategies in nursing and 
rehabilitation centers.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/diabetes-foot-ulcer-amputation-economics_research.pdf
January 01, 2011 - According 
to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2007, 
the number of people in the United … Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,  
CDC Online Newsroom Press Release: Num-
ber of people
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1312.pdf
December 01, 2013 - PEPTIC ULCER #11
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential 
High-Impact Interventions Report 
 
Priority Area 11: Peptic Ulcer Disease and Dyspepsia 
 
Prepared for:  
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
540 Gaither Road 
Rockville, MD 20850 
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/peptic-ulcer-horizon-scan-high-impact-1306.pdf
June 01, 2013 - PEPTIC ULCER #11
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential 
High-Impact Interventions Report 
 
Priority Area 11: Peptic Ulcer Disease and Dyspepsia 
 
Prepared for:  
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
540 Gaither Road 
Rockville, MD 20850 
ww… 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_peptic_ulcer_potential_high_impact_2012-12-111.pdf
January 01, 2012 - PEPTIC ULCER #11
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential 
High-Impact Interventions Report 
 
Priority Area 11: Peptic Ulcer Disease and Dyspepsia 
 
Prepared for:  
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
540 Gaither Road 
Rockville, MD 20850 
ww… 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/11_pepticulcer_potential_high_impact_june_2012.pdf
January 01, 2012 - PEPTIC ULCER #11
AHRQ Healthcare Horizon Scanning System – Potential High 
Impact Interventions Report 
 
 
Priority Area 11: Peptic Ulcer Disease and Dyspepsia 
 
 
Prepared for:  
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
540 Gaither Road 
Rockville, MD 20850… 
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/venous-ulcers-treatment-future_research.pdf
January 01, 2014 - The other varieties of common cutaneous ulcers such as diabetic, 
atherosclerotic, neuropathic and pressure … ulcers have multiple underlying confounding 
comorbidities. … Becaplermin is approved for use on diabetic foot ulcers and full 
thickness pressure ulcers only.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/venous-ulcers-treatment_disposition-comments.pdf
January 27, 2014 - We would suggest 
this be reconsidered, 
especially in light of the role of 
biofilms in the prevention
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/osteoarthritis-pain_executive.pdf
October 01, 2011 - includes studies of these drugs
for treating osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis and for
cancer prevention … safety in patients with
rheumatoid arthritis or who were taking the drug for
cancer or Alzheimer’s prevention … Much of the evidence for increased risks comes from
two large colon polyp prevention trials. … and 6.7% vs. 8.2% per year,
p<0.0001 for secondary prevention). … An update on the epidemiology of knee
and hip osteoarthritis with a view to prevention.
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/patient-safety-practices_research-protocol.pdf
November 09, 2011 -  Medication reconciliation (Transitions in care) 
 Rapid response team 
 In addition to fall prevention … decision support 
 Protocols for notification of test results to patients  
 Geriatric/delirium prevention … safety problems 
 Preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia – coordinate with AHRQ HAI report 
 Pressure … ulcer prevention 
 Promoting a culture of safety 
 Universal protocol/preoperative checklist (surgical … strategies for preventing tubing misconnections  
 Clinical pharmacist consultation services 
 Prevention
                                     
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/wheelchair-users-amended-protocol.pdf
June 21, 2019 - ulcers; development of obesity; body mass 
index (BMI); weight; depression; quality of life; time to … Does physical activity reduce the harms of immobility, such as incidence of 
decubitus ulcer, urinary … ulcers; development of obesity; BMI; weight; depression; quality of life; time to 
wheelchair use; … ulcers 
Body composition 
• Weight, BMI, development of obesity, waist 
circumference, % body fat … ulcers None  
Body 
Composition 
Body mass index 
Development of obesity  
Weight  
• Percent (%)