Pressure relieving devices
Pressure relieving devices: the use of pressure relieving devices for the prevention of pressure ulcers in primary and secondary care
Summary
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.
Guidance documents
Implementing this guidance
Expected review date: September 2010
About this guidance
Clinical guidelines CG7
Issued: October 2003