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What do systematic reviews say?

8 questions · 8 findings · 2 reviews · Wounds · Headline outcomes only

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Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care

Adverse events: hospital admission · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
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

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 161 participants
Very low

Enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) vs usual care

Proportion of participants developing a new pressure ulcer · people with pressure ulcers residing in long‐term‐care facilities

It is very uncertain whether enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) changes pressure ulcer incidence rate compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
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

It is very uncertain whether enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) changes number of pressure ulcers healed compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
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

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
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

It is very uncertain whether enhanced multidisciplinary team (EMDT) changes time to complete healing compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.48 [0.79, 2.78]
1 study · 161 participants
Very low

Enhanced educational intervention and structured follow‐up vs standard education

Time to occurrence of new ulcer · s

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Patient and lay carer education for preventing pressure ulceration in at‐risk populations 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Enhanced educational intervention and structured follow‐up vs standard education

Proportion of participants developing a new ulcer · s

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Patient and lay carer education for preventing pressure ulceration in at‐risk populations 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found