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pressure ulcer management
Fast, easy summary view of NICE guidance on 'pressure ulcer management'
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Pressure relieving devices: the use of pressure relieving devices for the prevention of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care
The NICE clinical guideline on pressure relieving devices makes recommendations about how the risk of developing a pressure ulcer can be assessed and how pressure ulcers can be prevented by using devices designed to reduce pressure.
The recommendations about pressure ulcer prevention are combined with recommendations on the treatment of pressure ulcers in the quick reference guide for Clinical guideline 29 Pressure ulcer management.
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Other information
- CG7 Pressure relieving devices: full guideline algorithms
- CG7 Pressure relieving devices: NICE guideline (web format)
NICE Pathways
This guidance has been incorporated into the following NICE Pathways, along with other related guidance and products.
Visit the NICE Pathway: pressure ulcer management
How this guidance was produced
Background information
This page was last updated: 26 January 2012
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Guideline formats
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Implementation tools and resources
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Patient
The summary of the key recommendations in the guidance written for patients, carers and those with little medical knowledge and may be used in local patient information leaflets.
Quick Reference Guide
The quick reference guide presents recommendations for health professionals
NICE Guideline
The published NICE clinical guideline, contains the recommendations for health professionals and NHS bodies.
Full Guideline
The published full clinical guideline for specialists with background, evidence, recommendations and methods used.
