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What do systematic reviews say?

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Alternating‐pressure mattress vs alternating‐pressure mattress overlay

The proportion of pressure ulcers healed · varied

Alternating‐pressure mattress showed no clear difference in pressure ulcer healing compared with alternating‐pressure mattress overlay (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.96 [0.58, 1.6]
1 study · 113 participants
Low

Profiling bed with foam mattress vs hospital bed with foam mattress

The proportion of pressure ulcers healed · patients from two surgical and two medical wards

It is very uncertain whether profiling bed with foam mattress changes pressure ulcer healing compared with hospital bed with foam mattress (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.96 [1.28, 12.24]
1 study · 70 participants
Very low

Water mattress overlay vs low‐tech mattress

The proportion of pressure ulcers healed · nursing home patients, > 59 years old

Water mattress overlay showed no clear difference in pressure ulcer healing compared with low‐tech mattress (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.63, 1.37]
1 study · 120 participants
Low