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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.
1,645 questions in 107 reviews · Wounds
current versionsNo studies 651 · 39.6%Ungraded 84 · 5.1%Very low 554 · 33.7%Low 283 · 17.2%Moderate 64 · 3.9%High 9 · 0.5%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Training, monitoring and observation vs observation alone Carer‐reported outcomes · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Education vs no education Knowledge in nursing‐home group · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 10 participants | Very low |
Monitoring and observation vs observation alone Change in health professionals' knowledge · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Monitoring and observation vs observation alone Change in health professionals' clinical behaviour · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Monitoring and observation vs observation alone Incidence of new pressure ulcers · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | RR 1.93 [0.96, 3.88] | 1 study · 232 participants | Very low |
Monitoring and observation vs observation alone Severity of new pressure ulcers · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Monitoring and observation vs observation alone Patient reported outcomes · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Monitoring and observation vs observation alone Carer reported outcomes · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Didactic education vs video education Change in health professionals' knowledge · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 102 participants | Very low |
Didactic education vs video education Change in health professionals' clinical behaviour · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Didactic education vs video education Incidence of new pressure ulcers · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Didactic education vs video education Severity of pressure ulcers · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Education vs no education Change in health professionals' clinical behaviour · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Didactic education vs video education Patient‐reported outcomes · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Didactic education vs video education Carer‐reported outcomes · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
E‐learning vs classroom education Knowledge of pressure ulcer classification · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | RR 0.92 [0.8, 1.07] | 1 study · 18 participants | Very low |
E‐learning vs classroom education Change in health professionals' clinical behaviour · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
E‐learning vs classroom education Incidence of new pressure ulcers · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
E‐learning vs classroom education Severity of pressure ulcers · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
E‐learning vs classroom education Patient‐reported outcomes · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
E‐learning vs classroom education Carer‐reported outcomes · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Education vs no education Incidence of new pressure ulcers · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Education vs no education Severity of pressure ulcers · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Education vs no education Patient‐reported outcomes · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Education vs no education Carer‐reported outcomes · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Training, monitoring and observation vs monitoring and observation Change in health professionals' knowledge · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Training, monitoring and observation vs monitoring and observation Change in health professionals' clinical behaviour · staff caring for patients at risk of pressure ulcers Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Transmural care vs usual follow‐up care Pressure ulcer incidence rate · people with spinal cord injury receiving rehabilitation treatment for the first time Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | RR 0.93 [0.53, 1.64] | 1 study · 62 participants | Very low |
Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care Adverse events: hospital admission · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 161 participants | Very low |
Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care Adverse events: ED visits · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 161 participants | Very low |
Multidisciplinary wound care vs usual care Number of pressure ulcers healed; · people who were resident in nursing homes Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | RR 1.18 [0.98, 1.42] | 1 study · 176 participants | Very low |
Multidisciplinary wound care vs usual care Time to complete healing · people who were resident in nursing homes Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | HR 1.73 [1.2, 2.5] | 1 study · 176 participants | Very low |
Multidisciplinary wound care vs usual care Adverse events · people who were resident in nursing homes Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Transmural care vs usual follow‐up care Adverse events: readmission to clinical rehabilitation · people with spinal cord injury receiving rehabilitation treatment for the first time Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | RR 2 [0.19, 20.93] | 1 study · 62 participants | Very low |
Hospital‐in‐the‐home vs hospital admission Pressure ulcer incidence rate · people requiring admission to hospital Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | RR 0.32 [0.03, 2.98] | 1 study · 100 participants | Very low |
Hospital‐in‐the‐home vs hospital admission Adverse events: death · people requiring admission to hospital Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | RR 0.72 [0.17, 3.06] | 1 study · 100 participants | Very low |
Hospital‐in‐the‐home vs hospital admission Adverse events: hospital readmission; · people requiring admission to hospital Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | RR 0.58 [0.15, 2.28] | 1 study · 100 participants | Very low |
Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care Pressure ulcer incidence rate · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | HR 1.12 [0.74, 1.68] | 1 study · 161 participants | Very low |
Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care Number of pressure ulcers healed · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | RR 1.69 [1, 2.87] | 1 study · 161 participants | Very low |
Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care Reduction in pressure ulcer surface area · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 161 participants | Very low |
Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care Time to complete healing · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane | HR 1.48 [0.79, 2.78] | 1 study · 161 participants | Very low |
NPWT 125 mmHg vs standard care Complete wound healing · open fracture wounds Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds (2018) · Cochrane | RR 1.01 [0.81, 1.27] | 1 study · 460 participants | Moderate |
NPWT 125 mmHg vs standard care Pain NRS from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst possible pain) · other open traumatic wounds Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 51 participants | Low |
NPWT 75 mmHg vs standard care Complete wound healing · other open traumatic wounds Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NPWT 75 mmHg vs standard care Wound infection · other open traumatic wounds Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds (2018) · Cochrane | RR 0.44 [0.17, 1.1] | 1 study · 463 participants | Very low |
NPWT 75 mmHg vs standard care Adverse events · other open traumatic wounds Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NPWT 75 mmHg vs standard care Time to closure or coverage surgery · other open traumatic wounds Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NPWT 75 mmHg vs standard care Pain · other open traumatic wounds Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NPWT 125 mmHg vs NPWT 75 mmHg Complete wound healing · other open traumatic wounds Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds (2018) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
NPWT 125 mmHg vs NPWT 75 mmHg Wound infection · other open traumatic wounds Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds (2018) · Cochrane | RR 1.04 [0.31, 3.51] | 1 study · 251 participants | Very low |